The communications agency Roskomnadzor said Snapchat and FaceTime were being used within Russia “to organize and carry out terrorist acts.” Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

Russia banned Snap Inc.’s Snapchat and Apple Inc. ’s FaceTime, further limiting access to Western communication services, according to Interfax.

The communications agency Roskomnadzor said Snapchat and FaceTime were being used within Russia “to organize and carry out terrorist acts” and recruit perpetrators, as well as to commit fraud and other crimes, the news service cited the body as saying Thursday.

Russia has been reducing access to Western communication services since start of the war in Ukraine in 2022. It’s banned U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and X and limited access to

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