Apple Removes Russian Messaging App Max from App Store Due to Sanctions Compliance
Apple removed the Russian messaging app Max from the App Store in compliance with Western sanctions requirements. Max is a Russian state-backed messaging platform developed by VK and was legally mandated to be pre-installed on all smartphones and computers sold in Russia. After its removal, iPhone users no longer receive push notifications for calls and messages. Max advised users to download the앱
Apple removed the Russian messaging app Max from the App Store due to Western sanctions compliance requirements. Max is a Russian state-backed messaging platform developed by VK. According to The Moscow Times, Max was legally mandated to come pre-installed on all smartphones and computers sold in Russia. After Apple’s removal of Max, iPhone users no longer receive push notifications for calls and messages. Max advised users to download the app from alternative app stores or directly from Max’s official website. Apple did not specify which Western sanctions prompted the removal, according to United24Media.com.
Separately, Apple removed the RFE/RL-owned Current Time TV app from the Russian App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, according to CPJ.org. Apple and Google also removed the LinkedIn app from their app stores in Russia following government demands, according to Vox.com. Russia blocked LinkedIn’s website because it does not store data on Russian citizens within Russia’s borders, according to Vox.com. LinkedIn expressed disappointment over its app removal in Russia, according to Vox.com.
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