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Tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app called Max on their phones
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2026
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Sounds like ~~Twitter~~ X, or what Elon Musk wanted it to be! Never mind messaging plus payment, it was supposed to be the only app you had on your phone.
Maybe he should have made a Linux based fork and used his money/influence to push for hardware support. It could have possibly helped some other distros by accident.