Russia blocks Apple’s FaceTime

Russia’s state communications regulator announced on Thursday that it has blocked Apple’s FaceTime video-calling service, citing its alleged use for criminal activities, in the latest escalation of Moscow’s crackdown on foreign technology platforms.
Yes, Apple’s FaceTime is end-to-end encrypted for both video and audio calls. Only the sender and receiver(s) hold the decryption keys; not even Apple can decrypt or access the content of the calls.
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