Apple may have accidentally made it almost impossible for governments to ban iMessage

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By Ben LovejoyDec 10, 2025, 7:16 am220 ptsTrending
Authoritarian governments don’t like their citizens being able to have private conversations using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps. This is the reason Russia has just banned FaceTime, but it was surprising iMessage had escaped a ban. A potential reason for this has now been discovered: Apple may have…

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