Russia News News Russia » Social: Russia's Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion ...
News Russia » Social: Russia's economic growth may be too weak to sustain defense and social spending, a top business leader warns
Russia's economy has slowed to a pace that could jeopardize its ability to cover surging defense, security, and social costs, warned a top business leader. "It seems to me that indeed, this cooling or ...
News Russia » Social: Russia has tried to fully block WhatsApp and ‘drive users to state-owned surveillance app’
Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government effort to tighten control over the internet. A WhatsApp spokesperson said late ...
News Russia » Social: Five Takeaways From New Reports on Russia's Social Media Operations
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday released two new reports it commissioned about the Russian campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms during the 2016 ...
News Russia » Social: Russia says internet outages to last as long as ‘necessary’
The Kremlin is urging Russians to use the stated-back messaging app, Max - Copyright AFP SEBASTIEN BOZON The Kremlin is urging Russians to use the stated-back ...
News Russia » Social: Russians ask government hotlines whether pensions are paid in crypto
Crypto-related questions about pension payments are reaching Russia’s Social Fund hotline, suggesting digital assets are entering mainstream financial concerns. Inquiries about whether pensions can be ...
News Russia » Social: Russia's Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens
Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the ...