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Welcome to the explanation from the BBC World Service.
This is Rosakins and Katie Razzle, and this is The Media Show.
We're here to explain the trends behind the fast-changing media landscape.
This week on The Media Show,
how governments from Moscow to Kathmandu are trying to seize control of social media.
Also, why the succession battle of Rupert Murdoch's news empire is finally over.
And celebrating 40 years of Super Mario.
In Russia, the government has begun the rollout of a new national messenger app whilst,
at the same time, restricting access to WhatsApp and Telegram.
Meanwhile in Nepal, the government last week announced a sweeping ban on social media platforms.
We're going to find out what this might say about freedom of speech around the world.
And our first guest was Ava Hartog, Russia reporter for BelizeGo Europe,
who told us more about the new Kremlin-backed app called Max.
you would absolutely recognize Max because it's very much like WhatsApp or Telegram
if you happen to know Telegram.
So for now, it's just a messenger.
It's a messaging app.
The goal is for it to one day become an all-in-one,
a super app that would also integrate government services, banking services, commercial services.