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iPhones in Russia to Preinstall State-Backed Messaging App

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Earlier today, the Russian government announced a new rule requiring all phones and tablets to ship with MAX, its state-backed messenger app, preinstalled. Here are the details. more…

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Russia orders state messaging app to be installed on all phones

Kremlin move will expand digital surveillance and tighten its grip on online activities, warn analysts

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iPhones in Russia to preinstall state-backed messaging app

Earlier today, the Russian government announced a new rule requiring all phones and tablets to ship with MAX, its state-backed messenger app, preinstalled. Here are the details. more…

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Russia Wants to End Whatsapp and Telegram. to Do so It Will Force to Install Its Own Messaging App Accused of Spying

Russia has just moved a key piece on its digital control board. The government has ordered that all mobile phones and tablets that are marketed in the country should come with a new pre-installed app: ‘Max’, a state-driven messaging service that, according to critics, is designed as a powerful government surveillance tool. It coincides with other restrictions. This new measure occurs just a week after the Russian regulator, Roskomnadzor, will be…

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New iPhones and iPads in Russia must ship with state-backed messaging app preinstalled

Earlier today, the Russian government announced a new rule requiring all phones and tablets to ship with MAX, its state-backed messenger app, preinstalled. Here are the details. more . . .

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machash.com broke the news in on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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