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Dubbed a 'digital gulag', Russia is launching a new messaging service called Max that could become a weapon of control for Vladimir Putin.

It was developed on Putin's orders — with Russia looking to ban WhatsApp on the basis that its parent company, Meta, is considered an extremist organisation by the Kremlin.

According to The Times, every device sold in Russia from September 1 will be required to have the app installed, and information shared in it could be accessible by the Kremlin's spy agency, the FSB.

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