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Russia blocks Snapchat and restricts Apple’s FaceTime, state officials say

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Latest effort to control communications comes as regulator claims apps being used to ‘conduct terrorist activities’

Russian authorities blocked access to Snapchat and imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online, according to state-run news agencies and the country’s communications regulator.

State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that both apps were being “used to organize and conduct terrorist activities on the territory of the country, to recruit perpetrators (and) commit fraud and other crimes against our citizens.” Apple did not respond to an emailed request for comment, nor did Snap Inc.

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