Apple and Microsoft are required to store user messages and provide them to Russian security services, or face fines and potential service blockages in Russia.

Apple and Microsoft are required to store user messages and provide them to Russian security services, or face fines and potential service blockages in Russia.

@ostorozhno_novosti 28 Oct 2026, 07:42

Roskomnadzor has added Apple and Microsoft to the register of information distribution organizers, requiring these companies to store data on users' messages and calls for submission to government authorities, including the FSB.

@varlamov_news 28 Oct 2026, 07:40

Roskomnadzor has included Apple and Microsoft in the registry of information distribution organizers, allowing the FSB to demand access to user data.

@meduzalive 28 Oct 2026, 07:38