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Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT to Support Ongoing Investigation

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Tether has frozen $182 million in USDT across five Tron blockchain wallets in response to a law enforcement request. The frozen funds, ranging from $12 million to $50 million per wallet, are linked to an ongoing investigation. Tether’s wallet-freezin…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #cybercrime #law #tether #wallet #regulation

Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT to Support Ongoing Investigation

7 wks / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

Tether Freezes $182 Million in Stablecoins as Reports Point to Heavy Crypto Use by Venezuela

7 wks / gizmodo / Kyle Torpey

Tether Freezes More Than $182 Million in USDT Stablecoins

7 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

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Paramount won't quit, files suit against Warner Bros. Discovery over rejected bid

Andre Revilla / engadget - Paramount Skydance just does not want to take no for an answer. After having multiple bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) rejected, including a recent hostile bid that the WBD board recommended that shareholders reject, Paramount is turning to th…

#entertainment #stockmarket #business #hbomax #acquisitions #law #media #tv #broadcasting #litigation

Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.

7 wks / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Paramount sues to reveal Warner Bros Discovery’s Netflix calculations

7 wks / mumbrella / Hal Crawford

Paramount Is Going Full Borg to Try and Stop the Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger

7 wks / gizmodo / Cheryl Eddy

Warner Bros. Discovery Dismisses Paramount Litigation as Investor Distraction

7 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

WB knows Netflix deal carries more antitrust risk, Paramount says

7 wks / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois

Show us the math: Paramount sues Warner Bros. over how it determined Netflix’s bid is better

7 wks / x / @MarketWatch

Paramount won't quit, files suit against Warner Bros. Discovery over rejected bid

7 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Paramount sues after Warner Bros. Discovery rejects its latest deal

7 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Paramount files lawsuit against Warner Bros. amidst controversial Netflix merger

7 wks / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Paramount Plans to Nominate WBD Board Members, Files Litigation Regarding Asset Sale to Netflix

7 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 17783 / 10 stories in 7 wks


550,000 accounts gone: Meta’s first report on Australia’s social media ban

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta Platforms Inc. has deactivated nearly 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the nation’s new social media ban for users under 16, the company announced on Medium. This action includes 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts, and …

#techpolicy #meta #australia #law #facebook #contentmoderation #instagram #safety #regulation

Meta Confirms 550,000 Accounts Deactivated in First Week of Australia Social Media Ban

7 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Meta shuts down half a million accounts under Australia's under-16 ban and urges the government to end it

7 wks / techspot

550,000 accounts gone: Meta’s first report on Australia’s social media ban

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban

7 wks / engadget / Steve Dent

Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts

7 wks / cnbc

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Cloudflare CEO threatens to make the Winter Olympics a political football after Italy slugs it with a fine

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Labels Rome's comms regulator ‘a quasi-judicial body’ that works on behalf of ‘shadowy, European media cabal’ Cloudflare’s CEO has threatened to pull the company out of Italy, and to withdraw free services it intends to provide to the Winter Olympic games…

#cloud #techpolicy #cloudsec #government #business #internet #europe #law #telecommunications #cloudflare

Cloudflare Says Winter Olympics Cybersecurity Is at Risk in Spat With Italian Regulators

7 wks / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Cloudflare Threatens Italy Exit After $16.3M Fine For Refusing Piracy Blocks

7 wks / slashdot / msmash

Cloudflare’s CEO has threatened to pull the company out of Italy, and to withdraw free services it intends to provide to the Winter Olympic games

7 wks / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Cloudflare CEO threatens to make the Winter Olympics a political football after Italy slugs it with a fine

7 wks / theregister / Simon Sharwood

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