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3D Printing restrictions and bans

3D Printing restrictions and bans are legal, technical, and policy limits that governments, platforms, and manufacturers place on how consumer 3D printers may be bought, modified, or used. The most…

Android Developer Verification

On August 25, 2025, Google announced an upcoming application installation restriction on Google-certified Android devices, requiring all developers to register and verify their real-life identity…

Apple

Apple is an American technology company that was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. Apple's current…

Apple introduces OS-level age verification

iOS, the operating system of the Apple iPhone, has introduced on its Beta version 26.4 an integrated Age Verification in the operating system. This feature will be launched on the United Kingdom…

Applebee's

Applebee's Restaurants LLC is an American company that's operates and owns restaurant chain Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar. It became an subsidiary to Dine Brands after a $2.1 billion…

Article suggestions

This page is dedicated towards providing a communal list for users to submit potential articles to feature on the wiki, and to give editors inspiration on what pages they might want to add to the…

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a field of computer science that produces systems designed to solve problems that humans typically solve using intelligence. In the consumer and industry space, it is…

Avid Technology

Avid Technology Inc. is a US-based multimedia and technology company located in Massachusetts formed in August of 1987 that specializes in providing solutions for the professional audio, video, and…

Bambu Lab

Bambu Lab is a Chinese technology company that designs and manufactures 3D printers. The company is based in Shenzhen, China, with locations in Shanghai and Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2020 by a…

Bambu Lab A1 NTC thermistor fire and meltdown hazard

The Bambu Lab A1 NTC thermistor fire and meltdown hazard is an ongoing product-safety defect in which the negative-temperature-coefficient thermistor on the AC distribution board of older Bambu Lab…

Bambu Lab Authorization Control System

On January 16, 2025, the 3D-printer manufacturer Bambu Lab announced that future firmwares for its 3D printers would introduce an authorization and authentication mechanism for printer connection and…

Bambu Lab cease and desist against OrcaSlicer fork developer

In April 2026, Bambu Lab sent a private cease-and-desist demand to Paweł Jarczak, the Polish maintainer of an AGPL-licensed OrcaSlicer community fork that had restored direct printer control…

Bluebeam Revu 20 license reassignment cutoff

Bluebeam Revu 20 license reassignment cutoff refers to Bluebeam's decision to end technical support and legacy-license seat reassignment for Revu 20 on 31 July 2026. Bluebeam states that…

Booking.com Post-Payment Terms Disclosure

Booking.com processes over 1.1 billion room nights per year across 3.4 million properties, but its booking flow doesn't require hosts to show all terms before the consumer pays. Consumers have…

Brainly

Brainly (originally Zadane.pl) is a Polish company and platform founded in 2009 by Michał Borkowski dedicated towards students assisting each other for homework online. In recent years, the platform…

Breville/Chefsteps will disable access to Premium lifetime subscribers of their recipe service
Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1982 and is a American casual dining and sports bar restaurant specializing in alcoholic beverages and chicken wings. The company has been involved in various…

Bumpgate

Bumpgate (also known as Nvidiagate) was a scandal where Nvidia and ATI Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) made from 2005-2010 were prone to high failure rates because of a design flaw that caused…

Chromebook automatic update cut-off dates

Every Chromebook model carries an automatic update expiration (AUE) date, after which the device no longer receives ChromeOS security updates. Google's AUE policy page lists the Lenovo 300e…

Chuwi - 7430U product false advertisement

In 2025 Chuwi released a laptop with a 7430U CPU, however it was found that it actually had a 5500U.

Claude

Claude is a generative artificial intelligence, a large language model (LLM) developed and released by Anthropic. It was created with the objective of being a safe AI for the public. Claude family…

Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel is an American chain of restaurant and gift stores that delve into an Southern country theme, with its menu comprising of Southern cuisine related items.

Creality

Creality is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen which manufactures 3D printers and 3D scanners

CursorAI adds rate limits to unlimited plans

Cursor AI silently changed their "unlimited" Pro plan to severely rate-limited without notice, locking users out after 3-7 requests & forcing them to upgrade to regain functionality.

Dairy Queen

International Dairy Queen, Inc., also referred to as Dairy Queen, was founded on June 22, 1940 and is an American fast food restaurant chain. It is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Dead Space 2 activation limit lockout

Dead Space 2 activation limit lockout is an ongoing consumer rights incident in which paying owners of the 2011 single-player survival horror game Dead Space 2 are locked out of the product by its…

Denny's

Denny's is an American table service restaurant chain spanning across 1500 locations worldwide. It is the owner of The Burger Den and The Meltdown. On January, Denny's became a private subsidiary to…

Denuvo

Denuvo Software Solutions GmbH is an Austrian company that develops the digital-rights management (DRM) and anti-tamper software Denuvo Anti-Tamper (DAT) and the anti-cheat system Denuvo Anti-Cheat…

DigitalEurope

Digital Europe (stylized as DIGITALEUROPE) is a Brussels-based technology industry lobby group whose members include Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta. Reporting by Investigate Europe and other…

Dyson

Dyson Limited is a manufacturer of home appliances, most notably vacuum cleaners. The company has been involved in several incidents related to the aftermarket repair of its products.

Epic Games

Epic Games is a software development and media-publishing company founded in 1991 by Tim Sweeney. They are best known for the development of the Unreal Engine and the popular video game Fortnite…

European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Article 169 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union enables the EU…

Facebook account recovery requires mobile phone verification with limited non-SMS alternatives
Flashforge Flash Studio mandatory slicer advertising and third-party slicer lockout

Flashforge Flash Studio mandatory slicer advertising and third-party slicer lockout refers to a sequence of Flashforge software and firmware changes between March 2025 and May 2026 that forced owners…

Flock Safety

Flock Safety is a technology company that creates and operates an extensive surveillance network using automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and related technologies. Flock was founded in 2017 by…

GoIt changing its warranty conditions post-sale

GoIt is a Ukrainian-based online company providing international IT-related educational courses. Some of its courses come with an "employment warranty" (and are advertised as such). This warranty…

Google

Google LLC, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, is one of the most influential technology companies in the world. Originally developed as a search engine to organize and index the growing…

Grinding Gear Games changes Path of Exile II product during sale period

Path of Exile II: Early Access Supporter Pack was changed during a 2026 Steam sale by its base value being reduced and then advertised as a discount while abusing the Steam sale system, resulting in…

Honda

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese auto manufacturer. Honda produces well established models such as the Accord, Civic, and CR-V, and is most known for their practicality and reliability at a price…

Hyundai keyless entry exploit

In August 2025, a flaw was discovered in the security of Hyundai's wireless communications protocol, which allows hackers with a "Game Boy-style" device to access the Ioniq 5 and gain physical access…

ILife

Ilife is a company that sells vaccum cleaners, specializing in both handheld and automatic vaccum cleaners

Instacart uses algorithmic pricing

Instacart is an American company which hosts a grocery delivery and pick-up service. Instacart has 7.7 million active users and reported 263 million orders and $2.2b gross profit in FY 2023. In 2022…

Instagram

Instagram is a global social-media platform and subsidiary of Meta since 2012. Founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram focuses on sharing photos and videos. This content can take…

Intel Management Engine

The Intel Management Engine (ME) is an embedded microcontroller integrated into Intel's chipsets since 2008. From version 11 onwards, it runs a (closed-source) modified version of MINIX as its…

Jack in the Box

Jack in the Box, Inc. is an American fast food chain founded in 1951 that now current house over 2,100 locations with a revenue of $1.47 billion.

Jason's Deli

Founded in 1976, Jason's Deli is an American chain of fast casual restaurants.

JB Hi-Fi

JB Hi-Fi Limited is an Australian consumer electronics retail company operating across Australia and New Zealand.

JB Hi-Fi Group Proceeding (class action)
Jimmy John's

Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC is a American multinational sandwich chain comprising a variety of sandwiches. It later became a subsidiary to Inspire Brands after being bought for a undisclosed amount…

Kayo Sports requiring location to stream

As of July 2026, Kayo Sports requires verification of location for streaming on all platforms (mobile apps, TV, browser). Platforms without native location support (e.g. TV operating systems) require…

KingSong

KingSong is a manufacturer of electric unicycles.

Kroger

The Kroger Company is an American supermarket chain conglomerate.

Lenovo

Lenovo is a Chinese PC manufacturer founded originally as a state-founded branch of a research institute called Legend in 1984. In 2005, they officially rebranded as Lenovo and bought the IBM…

LG Television sale of personal data

The LG G3 OLED, a flagship television that launched at $3,600 in its 77-inch size, uses automatic content recognition (ACR) to identify what is shown on screen, and shares the resulting viewing data…

List of products and services with forced arbitration

Forced arbitration is the practice in which businesses require their customers to resolve disputes through third-party arbitration instead of a traditional court system, often while revoking the…

Lunar Client

Lunar Client is a free-to-use Minecraft launcher and client modification developed by Moonsworth LLC, released in 2019. It adds cosmetic items, performance mods and various mods to enhance Minecraft…

Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA)

The Online Safety Act 2025 (Act 866) is Malaysian legislation that came into force on January 1, 2026, requiring social media and messaging platforms with over 8 million Malaysian users to remove…

Mandatory data collection on PlayStation's PC ports

On a fresh start of most PlayStation titles on PC, a pop-up appears asking the user to consent for data collection, with no way to reject.

Mazda DMCA takedown of open source Home Assistant app

In October 2023, Mazda issued a DMCA takedown notice against an open-source integration that allowed Mazda vehicle owners to control connected car features through the Home Assistant home automation…

Mazda remote-start subscription

In 2019, Mazda introduced Mazda Connected Services, a feature enabling remote start and other functionalities through the MyMazda smartphone app. In 2021, Mazda quietly removed remote start…

McDonald's South Korea and Taiwan Hack

McDonald's fell victim to a data breach that exposed customer data for South Korean and Taiwanese users. It was detected when unauthorized activity was noticed on the company's network.

Meta

Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, is a multinational technology conglomerate primarily known for its social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger…

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is one of the "Big Five" tech giants, well known for licensing Q-DOS from Seattle Computer…

Microsoft Copilot's recall feature

Recall is a feature of Windows 11 that records the user's activity using snapshots and allows users to retrace their previous activity., using Copilot, Microsoft's Artificial intelligence(AI)…

Microsoft Windows

Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. The first version of Windows was released in 1985 as a GUI for MS-DOS. Later, in 1993…

Microsoft Windows 11

Microsoft Windows 11 is an operating system for personal computers developed and owned by Microsoft. It was released on October 5 2021. As of 2026, Windows 11 is the current version of Windows sold…

Miku

Miku is a private for-profit company that was founded in 2018 by Eric White. Miku sells smart baby monitors with features such as night vision, sensors for temperature, humidity and ambient light, a…

Minecraft

Minecraft is a 2011 multiplayer sandbox game made by Mojang Studios. Once acquired by Microsoft, the game began to harvest telemetry data, force users to comply with an ever shifting EULA to keep…

Minecraft chat reporting and restriction

Ever since the release of Minecraft version 1.19.1 in July 2022, Minecraft players can be reported for chat messages that were purportedly sent by them. It has been alleged that as of June 20, 2026…

Motorola

Motorola was an American company founded in 1928 and sold mobile phones, tablets, public safety equipment, and many other electronic products. In 2011, the company was split into two independent…

MSI

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. or MSI is a Taiwanese technology company that designs, develops and provides computer hardware and related products and services. It was founded 4 August 1986.

MSI motherboard CMOS battery obsolescence

Recent MSI motherboards have moved on from easily accessible clip-mount holders for their CMOS batteries. Instead hiding the battery behind the voltage regulator module (VRM) heatsink assembly, and…

NDAA has military right to repair stripped from it in favor of data as a service

The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, is an annual bill that outlines the budget for the U.S. Department of Defense for the following fiscal year. Often, legislators add "rider" provisions…

Nestlé

Nestlé S.A is a Swiss multinational food and beverage processing conglomerate corporation.

New York 3D printer blocking technology mandate

New York's 3D printer blocking technology mandate is a state law that, once its rules are written, will prohibit the sale or delivery of any 3D printer in New York unless the machine is equipped with…

Nintendo

Founded in 1889, Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a multi-billion-dollar video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan with multiple subdivisions outside of Japan. They manufacture video game consoles and…

Nintendo of Europe fined over Switch Joy-Con drift

The French regulator General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) investigated Nintendo and found that Nintendo engaged in a "misleading commercial practice" by…

Nissan

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., commonly known as Nissan, is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. Founded in 1933, Nissan is one of the largest car manufacturers…

Nothing

Founded in 2020, Nothing Technology Limited (stylised as NOTHING) is a British consumer electronics company headquartered in London. They manufacture consumer tech products such as smartphones…

Nothing Phone (1)

Several users have reported a recurring issue with the Nothing Phone (1) where the Bluetooth functionality becomes inoperable. Affected devices are unable to activate Bluetooth, with the toggle…

Nvidia
NZXT
NZXT Flex
Open washing
Panda Express
Panera Bread
Panera's failure to disclose a known security breach
Patreon
PCIe power connector design linked to melting GPU cables
PeerTube
Peloton removes Just Run feature
Peloton used-equipment activation fee
Perplexity AI
Perplexity throttles PRO subscribers without prior notice
Personal Data Protection Law
Philips
Philips Hue: MotionAwareTM
Philips shuts down Smart TV service of a lot models sold between 2009 and 2013
Phone Number Prefix Normative
Photobucket
Planned obsolescence
PlayStation 3 "Yellow Light of Death"
Pluralsight revokes lifetime licenses
Polestar 2
Polestar paywalls performance update
Poste Italiane turned a free identification service into a subscription
Proton
Proven Industries v. Trevor McNally
Prusa Research
Qantas
RAM shortage
Raspberry Pi locks RAM upgrades
Razer "Accept or Delete Account" update for StreamElements users
Reflexive Arcade discontinuation
Restaurant Brands International caught training AI models using customer voices
Ring
Riot Vanguard
Roblox
Roku
Roku over-the-air antenna internet requirement
Rosetta Stone
Route quietly adding shipping fees
Safe Digital Environments Law
Samsung
Samsung One UI 8 bootloader restriction
Samsung SmartThings API monetization
Shake Shack
Shell
Shoney's
Shrinkflation
Sketchfab
SoFi Plus
Sonic
Sony
Sony discontinues physical media for PlayStation-brand hardwares
Sparx Skate Sharpener
Square Enix ending support for cloud versions of Kingdom Hearts on the Nintendo Switch
Steam
Stop Killing Games
Stop Killing the Internet
Subway
Superhive
Sweetgreen
TCL
TDK AIsight
Tesla blames drivers for part failures it admits were defective
The Coca-Cola Company
Tom Evans Audio copyright strike
TP-Link
Twitch
Uber
Ubox / Anisee / RBX-B10 4G Low-Power Solar Wifi Security Camera
UFC-Que Choisir
Unlocking Technology Act of 2013
Unnecessary retirement of Microsoft Office Lens
Valve
Video game preservation
Vodafone disables IPv4 support on mobile broadband network
Voice over LTE
Waffle House
Walmart
Wegmans collects customers' biometric data
Wendy's
Whoop
Xbox
Zoom
Zoom changed Terms of Service for Data Collection and Force Arbitration