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Snapchat faces EU probe over minor grooming, illegal drug sales, and weak age verification

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:14:01 +0000

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into Snapchat under the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing concerns over child safety, grooming, and the sale of illegal products. Read more...

WB, Sony allegedly wanted YouTube to pay them money from fake movie trailers

Sayan Sen — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:04:01 +0000

WB and Sony have recently faced allegations that they actually wanted YouTube to pay them revenue generated from fake movie trailer channels. Read more...

YouTube declares war against "egregious clickbait" thumbnails and titles in India

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:46:01 +0000

YouTube announced that it will start a major crackdown against video titles and thumbnails that are clickbait in nature. The stricter rules will be enforced in India over the coming months. Read more...

China deletes 1.4m posts and 67k accounts as part of massive social media crackdown

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 27 May 2023 17:12:01 +0000

Chinese internet regulator CAC initiated a mass crackdown campaign on social media accounts this year. This resulted in the removal of over 1.4 million social media posts and numerous accounts. Read more...

Microsoft is celebrating the release of Crackdown 3 by making the original title free

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:52:01 +0000

After numerous delays, Microsoft is finally going to launch its cloud-powered experiment in environmental destruction this month. To celebrate, it's making the original Crackdown free. Read more...

Crackdown is now free to claim on Xbox Marketplace for Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 08:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has begun a giveaway for its 2007 runaway hit Crackdown for the Xbox 360. The freebie is also playable on the Xbox One family of consoles thanks to the Backward Compatibility program. Read more...

Crackdown 3 to be showcased at Xbox FanFest next month

Hamza Jawad — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 20:04:01 +0000

Upcoming Microsoft-exclusive Crackdown 3 has been confirmed to part of the unreleased games that will be showcased at X018, part of the Xbox FanFest taking place in New Mexico next month. Read more...

Crackdown 3 trailer revealed, with more Terry Crews than you could possibly handle

Sharath Ravishankar — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 21:16:01 +0000

As part of the Xbox One event at E3, the third installment of the Crackdown series has gotten itself a reveal trailer, with the protagonist both voiced by and modeled after actor Terry Crews. Read more...

Facebook announces crackdown on ‘engagement bait'

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:12:01 +0000

Facebook is going to start cracking down on what it called engagement bait over the coming weeks. The company claims that people don't like the posts and consider them to be spammy. Read more...

US Federal Trade Commission announces crackdown on tech support scams

Justin Luna — Mon, 15 May 2017 14:12:01 +0000

As part of an effort to combat technical support scams, the Federal Trade Commission in the US has announced a crackdown on the practice, highlighting 16 new actions with international partners. Read more...

Reddit CEO initiates crackdown against 'toxic' Trump supporters

Usama Jawad — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 04:28:01 +0000

Reddit's CEO has announced a crackdown against Trump supporters who are antagonizing the "broader Reddit community". The move has been met with a mixed response from the site's users. Read more...

'Crackdown' and 'Dead Rising 2' to be August's free Xbox Live Gold games

John Callaham — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:57:20 +0000

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 open world games Crackdown and Dead Rising 2 will be the next free games offered for download for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in August. Read more...

Google and Skype set to face Indian crackdown

Tom Warren — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:12:22 +0000

India's security agencies have turned their attention towards Skype and Google this week after a reprieve following high-profile talks with Blackberry maker Research in Motion about ways to allow Indian security forces to monitor data. The... Read more...

U.S. piracy crackdown nets 50th conviction

Tue, 15 May 2007 01:59:20 +0000

A U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on online piracy (Operation FastLink) has recorded its 50th felony conviction, the agency announced. Christopher E. Eaves, 31, of Iowa Park, Texas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for... Read more...

Crackdown DLC news - free and premium stuff galore! *Updated

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:27:26 +0000

I cannot even begin to describe everything in the TeamXbox exclusive story here. To start with, Crackdown will be getting three separate updates - a title update, a free content pack, and a premium content... Read more...

Crackdown DLC sneak peeked?

Todd Tanner — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:44:02 +0000

Though Crackdown was released in February, the only in-game content to be released for the sandbox shooter actually hit Xbox Live Marketplace before the game was in stores. Developer Realtime Worlds hasn't kept the fact... Read more...

China begins crackdown on Internet porn

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:51:52 +0000

The Ministry of Public Security in China is launching a six-month campaign to crackdown on cyber strip shows and sexually explicit images, stories and audio and video clips. The communist government encourages Internet use for... Read more...

Crackdown demo blows away competition

Todd Tanner — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:16:21 +0000

Microsoft's recent Crackdown demo, a free download available only for Gold Tier members on Marketplace, this week made Microsoft history. That's right, beating out top downloads like Lost Planet and Fight Night... Read more...

Crackdown now available on Xbox Live Marketplace

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:40:30 +0000

It's been reported that Xbox 360 Live gold members can now download a demo for Crackdown from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Clear up your hard drive space, as the demo will be 1.24 GB to... Read more...

Crackdown Goes Gold - Halo 3 MP Beta Invites Included!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:36:43 +0000

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the highly anticipated action title "Crackdown™" has gone gold. From developer Realtime Worlds and the mind of acclaimed creator Dave Jones, "Crackdown" is poised to raid retail throughout North... Read more...

UK Government Announces Violent Porn Crackdown

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:49:44 +0000

After an appeal from the mother of a murder victim who's killer was obsessed with so-called "violent internet pornography" the UK government has announced a crackdown on those possesing the material. Anyone found with such... Read more...

Song sites face legal crackdown

Steven Parker — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:39:27 +0000

Thanks DCrad for this submission. The music industry is to extend its copyright war by taking legal action against websites offering unlicensed song scores and lyrics. The Music Publishers' Association (MPA), which represents US sheet... Read more...

Half-Life 2 Warez Crackdown

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:30:28 +0000

If you are seriously considering downloading Half-Life 2 through illegal means, do expect quite a fight from Valve Software. The following is a response from Gabe Newell when being addressed on the topic of pirated... Read more...

EU in Piracy Crackdown

Tue, 09 Mar 2004 22:28:58 +0000

The European Parliament has passed an anti-piracy law, covering everything from handbags to music downloads. The final vote on the EU Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive took place in the European Parliament... Read more...

Execs vow global crackdown on music file sharing

Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:00:48 +0000

A music industry trade organization said on Thursday new online download services are winning over customers, and warned a globe-spanning legal crackdown on file sharers is imminent. On Thursday, the International Federation... Read more...

RIAA crackdown shows signs of success

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 05 Jan 2004 18:17:28 +0000

The number of people downloading music in the US has halved since the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) began filing lawsuits against individuals last September. According to a survey by the Pew Internet &... Read more...

Xbox crackdown irks "mod chip" fans

Marcel Klum — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:01:23 +0000

Many game players have been left in the lurch as a result of Microsoft's apparently successful efforts to shut down one of the leading sellers of Xbox hacking tools. Customers of Hong Kong-based Web... Read more...

Corporate IM'ing crackdown

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 18:12:57 +0000

Well, it seems that my company would rather employees make expensive international calls than use IM while at work. Like many organisations they are choosing to kick IM clients into touch due to ongoing networking... Read more...