Crackdown

File Photo: Reuters
South Asia

India arrests 1,000 people in child marriage crackdown

A smartphone displays the apps for Facebook and Messenger in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. The European Union on Wednesday targeted Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Tech

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft in next phase of digital crackdown

FILE PHOTO: A sign above an office of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) is seen in Beijing, China 8 July, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
World+Biz

China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup

Photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

Serbia: Guns, grenades and rocket launchers among 13,500 weapons surrendered after mass shootings

Photo: Europol
World+Biz

300 arrested in global crackdown on dark web drug market

People walk past the Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing, China on 16 January 2022. Photo: REUTERS
China

China vows to continue its crackdown on industry monopolies

A lot of coverage. Photo: AFP/Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

Beijing's big tech crackdown means a global bad summer for investors everywhere

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko's 394-foot (120-metres) mega-yacht "A" is seen berthing at a pier against the "Reflections at Keppel Bay" condominium in Singapore April 18, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Chong/
World+Biz

G20 signs off on tax crackdown, warns on virus variants

The app logo of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi is seen reflected on its navigation map displayed on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
China

China to remove 25 Didi apps from store as crackdown intensifies

In the past week, Chinese regulatory authorities cracked down on Didi - China’s leading ride-hailing platform. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

What the Chinese crackdown on tech giants mean for their economy

A small toy figurine is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency displayed in front of an image of China's flag in this illustration picture, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
China

China arrests over 1,100 suspects in crackdown on crypto-related money laundering

A pet dog is pictured in a sofa as it waits to watch a movie in a cinema for dogs at Cute Beast Pet Resort in Beijing, China December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
World+Biz

China's netizens call for crackdown after "blind box" pet rescue

People are seen in front of the Tencent company headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China August 7, 2020. REUTERS/David Kirton/File Photo
World+Biz

China readies Tencent penalty in antitrust crackdown- sources