third-party software
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They’ve had to rely on YouTube’s restricted modes or third-party software for filtering content, which officials said has proven inadequate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Naphat, 29, was expelled from the Games in December for "using unauthorised third-party software or hardware modification" during the Arena of Valor competition, a letter from a SEA Games delegate said at the time.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Three said it had "experienced disruption to voice services following an exceptional spike in network traffic triggered by a third-party software configuration change".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
But Microsoft, plainly, failed to take on board the necessity of vetting every piece of third-party software that could have an effect on its own customers — before it blew up their computer systems.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
Even powerful vendors such as Microsoft rely on the support of third-party software developers whose tools, programs, and computer games make an underlying software platform such as Windows more attractive to the mainstream consumer.
From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam
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