Completed
The winning outcome:
NO
Will the complete blocking of the service in Russia be officially confirmed by February 28?
Volume~$136
YES chance
DescriptionOn February 13, 2026, Roskomnadzor announced restrictions on FaceTime.
The reason cited was the service’s use to organize terrorist attacks, recruit perpetrators, and carry out fraudulent activities against Russian citizens.
This decision is consistent with the general trend from last year, when messaging apps such as Signal, Discord, Viber, and Snapchat were blocked, and restrictions were imposed on calls via WhatsApp and Telegram.
The dilemma: Will this restriction be a temporary technical glitch or a full-scale block using the same method applied to Discord in 2024? Roskomnadzor has not yet clarified whether this will be a complete block or partial restrictions.
ConditionsYES: If, by 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2026, information appears on Roskomnadzor’s official website (rkn.gov.ru) or in federal media outlets (TASS, RIA Novosti, Interfax) regarding the addition of FaceTime to the registry of banned websites or the complete blocking of the service within the Russian Federation.
NO: If no such information appears.
Timeline
OpenedFeb 13, 2026, 9:51 AM
Closes
Feb 28, 2026, 2:59 AMChecking results
—EndsMar 1, 2026, 2:59 AM
OpenedFeb 13, 2026, 9:51 AM
Closes
Feb 28, 2026, 2:59 AMChecking results
—EndsMar 1, 2026, 2:59 AM
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Top poll holdersView all
Voted for YES
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User
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InsaneHammock
InsaneHammock21 BPCX
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ShrillManipur
ShrillManipur18 BPCX
3
heySI1
heySI114 BPCX
4
LeeryFaust
LeeryFaust12 BPCX
Voted for NO
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User
Vol.
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ton_explore
ton_explore20 BPCX
2
BTC_BOSS
BTC_BOSS20 BPCX
3
SUPER-CHELOVEK
SUPER-CHELOVEK13 BPCX
4
LeeryFaust
LeeryFaust9 BPCX
5
TimedStray
TimedStray8 BPCX
Event resultsView all
ton_explore
boughtNoon a 20 BPCX
BTC_BOSS
boughtNoon a 20 BPCX
SUPER-CHELOVEK
boughtNoon a 13 BPCX
LeeryFaust
boughtNoon a 9 BPCX
TimedStray
boughtNoon a 8 BPCX
AgreedMalacca
boughtNoon a 1 BPCX
Completed
The winning outcome:
NO
Will the complete blocking of the service in Russia be officially confirmed by February 28?
Volume~$136
DescriptionOn February 13, 2026, Roskomnadzor announced restrictions on FaceTime.
The reason cited was the service’s use to organize terrorist attacks, recruit perpetrators, and carry out fraudulent activities against Russian citizens.
This decision is consistent with the general trend from last year, when messaging apps such as Signal, Discord, Viber, and Snapchat were blocked, and restrictions were imposed on calls via WhatsApp and Telegram.
The dilemma: Will this restriction be a temporary technical glitch or a full-scale block using the same method applied to Discord in 2024? Roskomnadzor has not yet clarified whether this will be a complete block or partial restrictions.
ConditionsYES: If, by 11:59 p.m. on February 28, 2026, information appears on Roskomnadzor’s official website (rkn.gov.ru) or in federal media outlets (TASS, RIA Novosti, Interfax) regarding the addition of FaceTime to the registry of banned websites or the complete blocking of the service within the Russian Federation.
NO: If no such information appears.
Event resultsView all
ton_explore
boughtNoon a 20 BPCX
BTC_BOSS
boughtNoon a 20 BPCX
SUPER-CHELOVEK
boughtNoon a 13 BPCX
LeeryFaust
boughtNoon a 9 BPCX
TimedStray
boughtNoon a 8 BPCX
AgreedMalacca
boughtNoon a 1 BPCX