Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Fri, 18 September 2026
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original reportfirst to report
The Guardian World
tportal (Croatia)
18 Sept, 06:00over 14 hours18 Sept, 19:53
How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 18 September 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World06:00first to report
Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones – a violet-blue button designed for messaging and payments, called Max. Authorities have touted it as a patriotic alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp; Russian glitterati have promoted it in rap videos and comic routines. This summer, it became the country’s most-used...
- tportal (Croatia)19:53
U posljednjih 18 mjeseci deseci milijuna Rusa bili su prisiljeni instalirati novu aplikaciju za razmjenu poruka i plaćanje nazvanu Max