tighten
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India has introduced new rules that make it mandatory for social media companies to remove unlawful material within three hours of being notified, in a sharp tightening of the existing 36-hour deadline.
From BBC
The EU on Wednesday said it wanted to tighten drone registration, create no-fly zones and ramp up detection at critical sites after a string of unexplained sightings rocked European countries last year.
From Barron's
Since then, Australia has tightened laws aimed at fighting extremism as well as gun-control rules.
Hauser said private demand has also made a strong recovery in the domestic economy, putting pressure on the bank to tighten the policy screws.
As the net tightens, you can be sure that the world's burgeoning fleet of shadow vessels will continue to operate in the dark.
From BBC
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