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Paris Court Orders 5 Major VPNs to Block Pirate Streams and Rejects EU Appeal
18.07.2026

Paris Court Orders 5 Major VPNs to Block Pirate Streams and Rejects EU Appeal

A Paris court has ordered five of the biggest consumer VPN providers to block a fresh batch of pirate streaming domains in France, and - in the same breath - refused to send the...

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California Retreats on Age Checks for the Web - but the OS Age-Gate Survives
17.07.2026

California Retreats on Age Checks for the Web - but the OS Age-Gate Survives

California has pulled back from one of the most sweeping age-verification proposals in the United States. On July 16, 2026, state lawmakers stripped from bill A.B. 1856 the lang...

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Google Tells the EU: Blocking VPNs and DNS Is Useless and Harmful
17.07.2026
Google Tells the EU: Blocking VPNs and DNS Is Useless and Harmful

In a submission that quietly landed on the European Commission's website, Google has to...

Google Play Drops MAX and VK: EU Sanctions Reach Russia's National Messenger
17.07.2026
Google Play Drops MAX and VK: EU Sanctions Reach Russia's National Messenger

Google has removed the Russian state messenger MAX, the VK social network app and Odnok...

US Sanctions on a Criminal VPN Took Down Telegram's t.me Domain Worldwide
17.07.2026
US Sanctions on a Criminal VPN Took Down Telegram's t.me Domain Worldwide

For roughly a day in mid-July, every t.me link on the planet simply stopped working. Ch...

EU Top Court: VPNs Not Liable and Geo-Blocking Stands Even When Bypassed
17.07.2026
EU Top Court: VPNs Not Liable and Geo-Blocking Stands Even When Bypassed

Europe's highest court has handed VPN users and providers...

Pavel Durov Questioned a Fourth Time in France - Still No Evidence, Says Telegram
15.07.2026
Pavel Durov Questioned a Fourth Time in France - Still No Evidence, Says Telegram

Telegram founder Pavel Durov was questioned by French inv...

EU Chat Control Passes by Default - Majority Voted No, It Advanced Anyway
15.07.2026
EU Chat Control Passes by Default - Majority Voted No, It Advanced Anyway

The European Union's most contested surveillance proposal...

Missouri Age Verification Law Takes Effect - VPN Demand Surges
15.07.2026
Missouri Age Verification Law Takes Effect - VPN Demand Surges

Missouri has become the latest US state to require age ve...

Kazakhstan Restricts WhatsApp and Telegram for Officials Starting July 12
07.07.2026
Kazakhstan Restricts WhatsApp and Telegram for Officials Starting July 12

Kazakhstan is moving to restrict WhatsApp and Telegram fo...