Russia Blocks FaceTime and Snapchat, Tightening Its Control Online

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The Russian Communications Supervisory Authority, Roskomnadzor, intensified the campaign against foreign message platforms, blocking Snapchat joi, just a few hours after restricting access to Apple's Facebook service, writes The Moscow Times.

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Russia's state communications watchdog has stepped up its campaign against foreign messaging platforms, blocking Snapchat on Thursday just hours after restricting access to Apple's FaceTime service. Roskomnadzor said Snapchat was being used "to organize and carry out terrorist activities in the country" and to facilitate fraud and other crimes, according to a statement published by state media. The app, famous for its disappearing photo and vide…

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The list of banned apps is expanding, which could affect millions of Russian users.

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The Russian government is clamping down increasingly hard on foreign tech platforms. YouTube, WhatsApp, the messaging service Telegram, and the gaming platform Roblox have already been blocked.

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Roskomnadzor has blocked SnapChat in Russia. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the agency itself.According to...