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On 4 December 2025, Russia’s state internet regulator Roskomnadzor announced that it is blocking access to FaceTime, Apple’s video-calling service. The ban was justified with claims that the app had ...

Reuters reports that Russia has blocked usage of Apple’s FaceTime app at the network level, leaving users in the country who try to connect via Apple’s encrypted video platform with a “User ...

Roskomnadzor, Russia's federal agency for monitoring and censoring mass media, has blocked access to Snapchat and FaceTime in the country, Bloomberg reports, citing Russian news service Interfax. The ...

Russia has blocked Apple's FaceTime video calling app in an ongoing effort to eliminate private communication methods, reports Reuters. Russia claims ‌FaceTime‌ is being used for criminal activity, ...

A new report from Reuters says Russia has blocked FaceTime access in the country, with users unable to connect via Apple’s platform as of today. Here are the details. Russia has blocked Apple’s ...

Watchdog alleges app is being used for criminal activity Critics say state is censoring private communications Restrictions previously imposed on YouTube, WhatsApp, Roblox Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia has ...

Russia has blocked Apple’s FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said as part of an accelerating clampdown on foreign tech platforms that authorities allege are being used for criminal activity, ...

After being released by the Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul had to debrief with some of his former teammates. The legendary point guard posted an Instagram story of him FaceTiming Blake Griffin and ...

Interest rates on high-yield savings accounts were soaring a few years ago with some online accounts reaching 6%. But now, after a shift in Federal Reserve policy, those savings rates have started to ...

KANSAS CITY — When Lani White entered the transfer portal in April after one season at Virginia Tech, her former teammate at Utah knew exactly what she had to do. During her lone season in Blacksburg, ...

📞 Saved in the nick of FaceTime: Woah. A 3-year-old Michigan boy saved his mom after she collapsed from a seizure by unlocking her phone with Face ID and FaceTiming a family friend, who called 911.