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Thailand ministry blocks 12,671 URLs linked to gambling and piracy

Enforcement & compliance

Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry said it blocked 12,671 URLs linked to online gambling and copyright infringement between 10 and 24 June 2026. Court orders covered 4,496 URLs, while platforms removed 8,175 following cooperation with the ministry. Mono Next said it was ready to share data and work with the ministry’s monitoring centre to speed up removals.

The figures show the scale of recent blocking activity and the split between court orders and platform cooperation.

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French police investigate reported Polymarket bets on Ballon d’Or

French police are reportedly investigating suspicious bets on Polymarket linked to the latest Ballon d’Or. Twelve accounts allegedly staked over 264m euro on the order of the first five finishers, with a reported profit of almost 200m dollars. France Football contacted police after receiving a warning before the final rankings were announced.

French police are reportedly investigating suspicious bets on Polymarket linked to the latest Ballon d’Or, placed from twelve accounts. The accounts were allegedly created by the same person between 1 and 20 October, just three days after the jury closed voting.

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