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Apple says sanctions rules forced it to drop Russia’s state-backed Max app
Apple has commented on the removal of Max, the Russian “national” messaging app, from the App Store.
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Apple has commented on the removal of Max, the Russian “national” messaging app, from the App Store.
A private VK Night party celebrating the launch of the Max messenger was held at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo reported, citing video from the event obtained from a source.
The Kremlin-backed Max messenger disappeared from the App Store on June 3. iPhone and iPad users lost the ability to download the app, and those who had already installed it stopped receiving notifications and updates. According to the head of Russia’s Digital Development Ministry, Maksut Shadayev, the restrictions affected more than 20 million Russians — at least a quarter of Max’s total user base. Apple has not commented on the reasons for the removal. Yulia Navalnaya had previously called on the American company to take this step. The removal also follows that of another messenger suspected of spying on users — Telega — which was pulled from the App Store not long ago.
Apple devices have stopped delivering push notifications for calls and messages in the Max messenger, the app’s press service said.
Russia should not count on sanctions relief, presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin said at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, adding that the country needs to shift from a defensive posture toward a proactive one.
Russia’s Max messenger has vanished from the App Store. The app no longer appears in search results, and attempts to reach its page via a direct link return an error.
Russia’s Investigative Committee accused Russian serviceman Maxim Koshkarev of helping produce forged paintings and sculptures attributed to Ernst Neizvestny.
It has long been known that the Russian messenger Max is an unreliable and even dangerous service that constantly spies on its users. But IT specialists continue to find new vulnerabilities and surveillance tools in the app. In mid-May, a user of the IT site Habr shared the results of his own analysis of Max for Android. He not only confirmed previously known information but also revealed previously unknown features of the app. Some of them — such as the ability to disable all encryption on a messenger conversation with a single command — are fairly alarming. Meduza explains what else has come to light about Max and how many people are now using the platform.
St. Petersburg State University has ordered students and staff to use the Max messenger as its internal communications platform “for online communication and information sharing,” the independent Russian news outlet T-invariant reported.