Moscow, June 4, 2026 (AFP) - Apple removes Russia's state-backed messenger from App Store

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2026-06-04

Apple has removed Russia's state-backed Max messenger from its App Store, the app's Russian developers said Thursday. Moscow has for months been pushing Russians to install Max -- a super-app that lacks encryption and that critics say could be used to track people. It has throttled WhatsApp and Telegram, the country's two largest messengers, and forced civil servants, state companies, schools and government agencies to move their communications o......

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