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Russia Blocks FaceTime and Snapchat Citing Terror Use

📵 Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked FaceTime and Snapchat, alleging the platforms are being used to coordinate terrorist attacks, recruit perpetrators, and facilitate fraud against Russian citizens. Roskomnadzor said Snapchat was blocked on October 10 under centralized public communication network rules, and announced the FaceTime restriction later. Apple and Snap did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Privacy rankings of popular messaging apps — 2025 Report

🔒 Incogni's Social Media Privacy Ranking 2025, summarized by Kaspersky, evaluates 15 platforms across 18 criteria to compare messaging apps on privacy and data handling. Overall scores place Discord, Telegram and Snapchat near the top, but a subset of practical criteria ranks Telegram first, followed by Snapchat and Discord. The analysis highlights default settings, data collection by mobile apps, handling of government requests, and encryption differences, noting that only WhatsApp provides end-to-end encryption for all chats by default.