EU imposes sanctions on Russians over human rights and cybercrime

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VKontakte and its daughter company Communication Platform LLC are added to the sanctions list for their role in developing and managing MaxApp for Russian smartphones, under the supervision of the FSB

The European Union on Monday, July 13, broadened sanctions against Russia to include individuals and entities responsible for cybercrime and human rights violations, naming popular social media app VKontakte among them.

VKontakte and its daughter company Communication Platform LLC were added to the list for their role in developing and managing the MaxApp for Russian smartphones, under the supervision of the FSB security agency.

The app is pre-installed on all mobile devices sold in Russia.