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Russia's MAX App to Be Mandatory on Russian Phones, Marks New Era of Internet Control
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Russia's MAX app to be mandatory on Russian phones, marks new era of internet control
President Vladimir Putin has signed a new set of laws designed to drastically increase the Kremlin’s control over the internet in Russia. These measures aim to restrict online freedom, push out Western platforms, and bring digital life under state-approved apps and services. MAX: Russia’s state-mandated messaging app Starting next month, all new smartphones sold in Russia will come pre-installed with MAX, a government-developed messaging and ser…
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Putin Focuses Aim to Control Russia’s Internet
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ramping up efforts to control the country's internet by cracking down on functionality and access to western apps amid a buildout of a state-approved messaging service that's expected to roll out next month, The New York Times reported Sunday. The service, called MAX, will be preinstalled on all smart phones sold in Russia as speculation mounts on Putin's plan to potentially block Russians from using WhatsApp …
Political democracy is a distant memory. The media is subject to censorship, and independent journalists and writers risk years of imprisonment. Even a frivolous expression of opinion online can be...
Putin advances in his goal of controlling the network with fines for clicking prohibited links and threatening to expel WhatsApp as activists warn that he will give carte blanche to the secret services to inspect phones. By Albert Sort Creus Vladimir Putin is determined to take his battle for Internet control in Russia to another level. In recent weeks, several initiatives by the Kremlin and the Russian Parliament have alerted activists in defen…
Unlike some countries, it has never occurred to us to limit the information capabilities of the Internet, Russian President Vladimir Putin said when answering questions during the Davos Forum in 2009. Today, those words are nothing more than a mirage. Russian users cannot access platforms such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or certain functions of TikTok, while YouTube survives despite a 'de facto' blockade imposed by the Kremlin.Keep readin…
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