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TexasTowelie

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Mon Dec 8, 2025, 08:54 PM Monday

Russia blocks apps: Why FaceTime is now a threat - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD [View all]



Russia has taken another step toward tightening its control over the Internet. FaceTime, WhatsApp, and Snapchat have now been officially blocked, while VPN services are increasingly targeted.

What does this mean for everyday Russians? Are they being cut off from the outside world — or is there more behind the Kremlin’s latest move?

In this episode of Break The Fake, Jonasz Rewiński breaks down Russia’s expanding digital crackdown and explains what is really happening behind the country’s new information curtain.
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