The Russian government has been increasingly restricting access to social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram and instead pushing Russian users to the app Max, the development of which was supervised by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).

The European Union on Monday sanctioned Russian tech giant VK over its role in developing the Kremlin-backed messaging app Max, which critics say was created for mass surveillance…

The listings include the company VK, which owns the social media website VKontakte, its daughter company Communication Platform LLC, which developed Max, and the latter's head,…

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…

The EU has imposed sanctions on Russian tech giant VK, the owner of the social networks VK and Odnoklassniki, as well as other services. The state-backed…

Национальный мессенджер Max и платформа VK исчезли из российского магазина приложений Google Play. Ранее приложение Max было удалено из App Store, а у…

«Макс» и приложения «ВКонтакте» удалили из Google Play

The Russian government has been increasingly restricting access to social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram and instead pushing Russian users to the app Max, the…

Google Play has removed the apps of the Russian social media platforms VKontakte and Odnoklassniki and the Max messaging app.

Installed services and apps continue to work normally, VK said

Other apps owned by the Russian firm Vkontakte are also being removed following the EU’s sanctions on the firm on Tuesday.

Il 13 luglio l'Unione europea ha imposto sanzioni contro alcune app sviluppate in Russia, mentre l'opposizione denuncia il crescente "Gulag digitale" e sollecita contromisure…