Max — A Tool of Dictatorship? How Russia Is Building Its Own Messenger

Russia is launching the Max messenger — a platform through which the state can control communication, services, and payments. Why Russians are being forced to switch to this messenger and why it poses risks for residents of occupied territories.

In the podcast Mediums, StopFake.org editor and fact-checker Olena Churanova explains how Russia is building a system of digital control and trying to turn a messenger into a tool of state censorship.