Russia Plunges Deeper Into 'Dark Ages'. Kremlin Forces to Install FSB Trackers - The Russian Dude

Russia has officially plunged deeper into the digital Dark Ages as the Kremlin forces citizens to install the state-backed MAX messaging app—nothing less than an FSB surveillance tool disguised as a messenger. Marketed with patriotic slogans like “secure, Russian-made, sovereignty protected,” MAX is in reality a spyware Trojan horse designed to strip Russians of privacy and place every chat, call, and photo under government control. Once installed, it demands total access to your phone—contacts, mic, camera, location—turning everyday devices into 24/7 listening posts for the state.

This isn’t about protecting Russians from Western snooping; it’s about isolating them from the world and creating a digital Iron Curtain. WhatsApp and Telegram are slowed, video calls are jammed, while MAX runs flawlessly—if you have a Russian or Belarusian SIM card. The goal is total isolation: keeping communication, news, and dissent contained in a Kremlin-monitored cage.

Beyond politics, it’s a business of control. Private data leaks fuel black markets, corrupt cops, and scammers, while the psychological effect forces self-censorship. Fear is the tool, obedience the product. MAX isn’t communication—it’s surveillance, silencing, and submission baked into code. Russia is deliberately dragging itself back into authoritarian Dark Ages where freedom, privacy, and even digital contact with the outside world no longer exist.