EU investigating Snapchat and pornography sites in child safety crackdown
2026-03-26T14:52:05Z•152a563baa3ac8c379fa830b776ac925585f7f64a7765178e2806bd4ffffdc91
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What happened
Five related cyber and regulatory developments: the European Commission opened probes into Snapchat and four porn platforms for alleged failures to protect children and warned they could face penalties; Russian authorities detained an alleged LeakBase administrator days after an international crackdown on the data-stealing marketplace; the UK sanctioned Xinbi, a Chinese-language crypto marketplace accused of enabling large-scale scams and exploitation; CISA’s acting chief warned that a government shutdown is degrading agency capacity, raising cyber risks and prompting resignations; and a broad
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