WhatsApp on 11 February said the Russian government has tried to “fully block” its services in the country, in order to promote a state-sponsored “super” app called Max, Bloomberg reported. The Meta Platforms-owned messaging app said it is doing everything to keep over 100 million users connected, the report added. What is Russia's “super app” Max? Max hosts government services and enables document storage, banking and other public and commercial programs, the report added. Besides WhatsApp, the services of the Telegram messaging app have also been limited in the northern country.

Source: Mint February 12, 2026 06:04 UTC