Хуснояров Фарит Фаритович

КоррупционерЛицо интереса Преследователь

Биография

• Дата рождения: 1979-12-23
• Пол: male

Должности и образование

• Organizers of political repressions
• Организаторы политических репрессий

Краткое описание

CEO of Communication Platform LLC. The company is the developer and operator of the Russian messenger MAX, through the deployment of which the state implements its policy of controlling the dissemination of information by creating a fully state-controlled digital environment for users. Communication Platform LLC is the developer and operator of the Russian messenger MAX, which is promoted by state bodies as part of a policy to create a directly state-controlled digital environment for Russian internet users and to minimize the influence of foreign platforms. The messenger is positioned as a key instrument of this policy, integrating communications, public services, and identification mechanisms, thereby enabling centralized monitoring of information flows and ensuring authorities’ access to users’ data and messages. The Russian state encourages the use of MAX through a combination of legislative measures and administrative pressure. MAX is becoming mandatory for interactions with state structures. At the same time, the state requires subordinate organizations to conduct communications exclusively through MAX. Its privacy policy provides for the storage of all data on the territory of Russia and their potential transfer to state bodies. This renders MAX not merely a commercial product but an instrument for implementing the state strategy of digital control. Communication Platform LLC is part of the VK conglomerate. The parent company VK (VK IPJSC) is under state control through state structures’ dominance over MF Technologies JSC. The principal shareholders include state-owned Gazprom PJSC through Gazprom-Media Holding JSC, the insurance company Sogaz, controlled by individuals close to Vladimir Putin, and the state corporation Rostec. VK’s management includes Stepan Kovalchuk (grandson of Mikhail Kovalchuk, a close associate of Vladimir Putin) and Vladimir Kiriyenko (son of Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration). Evidence that the purpose of introducing MAX is to control the dissemination of information by Russian users is provided by the state’s policy toward its competitors —popular messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram) owned by international companies. These are subjected to systematic throttling, compelling users to switch to the state-controlled messenger. This is explained by the refusal of these companies to comply with requirements to store user data on Russian territory, which hinders unrestricted access to such data by Russian special services.