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EU sanctions target Russian state-backed messaging app
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The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Russian media company VK and its subsidiary for operating the 'Max' messaging app. The EU claims the app is a state-backed surveillance tool used to suppress dissent and track citizens.
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 (Igor IVANKO) The European Union on Monday announced sanctions against the company behind Russia's state-backed messaging app Max, which it said had been used to help clamp down on dissent.
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