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Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps

Juli Clover / macrumors - Russia has blocked Apple's FaceTime video calling app in an ongoing effort to eliminate private communication methods, reports Reuters. Russia claims FaceTime is being used for criminal activity, and that blocking the app is a legitimate law enforcement m…

#mobile #apple #government #apps #security #russia #privacy #facetime #censorship #encryption

Russia Blocks Roblox, Apple's FaceTime

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Russia Pulls the Plug on FaceTime

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat over use in terrorist attacks

3 months / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

Russia has cut off FaceTime over unproven terrorism support claims, and the move reflects a trend shared by governments worldwide that push for access to encrypted communication.

3 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Russia Blocks FaceTime and Snapchat, Pushes State-Backed ‘Max’ App in Digital Crackdown

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Russia reportedly bans Snapchat and FaceTime

3 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat over use in terrorist attacks

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Russia shutters FaceTime as it tightens control over apps & communication

3 months / appleinsider

Russia Blocks Apple's FaceTime Amid Crackdown on Encrypted Apps

3 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

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Apple Announces 2025 App Store Award Winners, Including iPhone App of the Year

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today unveiled the winners of its 2025 App Store Awards, including task planning app Tiimo, which was named iPhone App of the Year.17 winning apps and games were selected by Apple's team of App Store editors, for showing exceptional innovation, user…

#ai #innovation #mobile #apple #aiethics #iphone #ios #apps #technology #timcook

Apple Crowns Its Top Apps of 2025, and AI Dominates the Field

3 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

Google shares its favorite Chrome extensions of 2025 as AI takes over the browser

3 months / betanews / Wayne Williams

Apple Reveals the Best Apps and Games of 2025

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Vancouver’s Essayist wins Mac App of the Year

3 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Apple Announces 2025 App Store Award Winners, Including iPhone App of the Year

3 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple unveils the 2025 App Store Awards winners -- is your top pick on the list?

3 months / betanews / Wayne Williams

2025 App Store Awards: Strava, HBO Max, And Pokémon Among The Winners

3 months / bgr

Apple’s App Store winners show AI is now just a hidden feature

3 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Apple Announces Winners of 2025 App Store Awards [List]

3 months / iclarified

Apple Announces 2025 App Store Award Winners, Including iPhone App of the Year

3 months / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple Reveals 2025 App Store Awards Winners, Including ‘iPhone App of the Year’

3 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Tiimo, Dredge, Cyberpunk 2077 win big at the 2025 App Store Awards

3 months / appleinsider

Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 16561 / 12 stories in 3 months


EU Prepares Investigation Into Meta AI Features Embedded in WhatsApp

Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; EU prepares antitrust probe into Meta’s WhatsApp AI integration over competition concerns. Regulators fear Meta’s embedded AI tools may disadvantage rivals and limit user choice. Investigation follows Meta’s disputes with EU over massive data deman…


Full-Scale Probe on Integrated WhatsApp AI

EU Launches Antitrust Probe into Meta AI Integration in WhatsApp

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

WhatsApp faces European antitrust investigation over artificial intelligence

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Meta’s WhatsApp AI Features Targeted in EU Antitrust Probe

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta’s accused of violating European antitrust rules. What the dispute is all about.

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Meta Platforms Over WhatsApp AI Policy

3 months / wsj / Edith Hancock

Meta faces Europe antitrust investigation over WhatsApp AI policy

3 months / cnbc

FT: EU to probe Meta over AI roll-out in WhatsApp

3 months / siliconrepublic / Colin Ryan

EU to probe Meta’s AI integration in WhatsApp, competition chief says

3 months / politico / Francesca Micheletti

EU Prepares Investigation Into Meta AI Features Embedded in WhatsApp

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

EU to Begin Probe Into WhatsApp AI Features Rollout, FT Says

3 months / bloomberg / Edwin Chan

EU to launch antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp

3 months / ft


Investigation Into WhatsApp AI Chatbot Restrictions

EU investigating Meta over policy change that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

The EU is probing Meta over WhatsApp’s AI chatbot restrictions

3 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed


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The EU has today opened an antitrust investigation into Meta over its policy regarding AI providers’ access to WhatsApp in the region’s latest attempt to rein in Big Tech.

3 months / bsky / @siliconrepublic.bsky.social / siliconrepublic.bsky.social

The European Commission will investigate Meta’s integration of artificial intelligence into its WhatsApp chat app, competition chief Teresa Ribera said.

3 months / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

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