Russia's state-backed MAX app may know if you are using a VPN to bypass censorship — here is everything we know

Russia's digital rights group, RKS Global, urges removing the MAX app from any device where a VPN is used, warning that other ...
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Russia Pushes a State-Controlled ‘Super App’ by Sabotaging Its Rivals

As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, the new MAX messaging app is moving Russia closer to a restricted internet without foreign technology. As the Kremlin throttles WhatsApp and Telegram, ...