controls

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But Sir Nick Clegg, former senior exec at Meta, once said there were so many parental controls that parents were overwhelmed by them and didn't use them.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The parent company he controls, Vedanta Resources, has in recent years relied on dividends from the Indian group to help it repay its debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Amazon and the U.S. government were in contact about the vulnerability before the controls were imposed, according to people familiar with matter who were granted anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

“We urgently need a smart export-control strategy that applies robust export controls to deny our adversaries access to advanced technology, while advantaging U.S. companies,” McGuire wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

“That controls the farm’s equipment, and it’s got all the information you’ll need to work here. Do you know how to use a computer?”

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown