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by kotaKat 1060 days ago
FaceTime was banned in the UAE up until ~2021 when it suddenly started working again for non-UAE phones[1]. For the longest time iOS/macOS has had feature and region flags at a lower hardware level that could dictate system policy for things like FaceTime as well as the camera shutter sound required in Korea/Japan.

[1] https://apnews.com/article/dubai-middle-east-united-arab-emi...