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Apple pulls Russia's state-backed MAX app from App Store over sanctions compliance

By Chiara Castro Published

Existing iOS users lose push notifications for incoming messages and calls after the super-app is delisted

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Russian researcher claims state-backed MAX app secretly records users and monitors VPNs

By Chiara Castro Published

MAX rejects the allegations, deeming the analysis "a fake," but a Russian digital rights group could also confirm most of the security claims. Here's how to stay safe.

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Major Russian Android apps know who's using a VPN, digital rights group warns

By Chiara Castro Published

Researchers at digital rights group RKS Global found that 30 out of the 30 most popular Russian Android apps can detect VPNs, with numbers likely to rise.

VPN Privacy & Security
Russia's state-backed MAX app may know if you are using a VPN to bypass censorship

By Chiara Castro Published

Russia's digital rights group, RKS Global, urges removing the MAX app from any device where a VPN is used, warning that other VK-developed apps are likely to include such functionality.

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Chief Danvers sits at a table with a mug in True Detective: Night Country
True Detective season 5: everything we know about the HBO Max show's return

By Grace Dean Published

True Detective season 5 is officially on the way – here's everything we know about the hit HBO Max show's return.

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Industry season 4: everything we know so far about the hit HBO Max show's return

By Grace Dean Published

Industry season 4 filming has officially wrapped – here's everything we know about the hit HBO Max show's return.

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From Adolescence to The Studio, these are the best shows of the year I want to see win big at the 2025 Emmy Awards

By Tom Wardley Published

The 2025 Emmy Awards ceremony takes place on September 14 – here's the shows I'd like to see win.

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Harry Potter TV show: everything we know so far about the upcoming HBO adaptation

By Grace Dean Last updated

Updated The Harry Potter TV show began filming in mid-2025 – here's everything we know about the HBO show's looming arrival.

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The Pitt season 2: everything we know so far about the hit HBO Max show's return

By Grace Dean Published

The Pitt season 2 will arrive in January 2026 – here's everything we know about the hit HBO Max show's return.

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Russia wants to ban Google Meet - but probably not for the reason you might expect

By Craig Hale Published

Russia could ban Google Meet after similar crackdowns on WhatsApp and Telegram, pushing its local Max alternative instead.

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