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VLC

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20 articles accelerating

VLC has appeared in 20 articles since 2015-02. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 2 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside VideoLAN.

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20
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.000
velocity change
Sources
12
publications

Coverage Timeline

2019-07-25
PC Gamer 3 related

VideoLAN says a VLC security issue shared by CERT-Bund is not as severe as reported and is in a third-party library that was fixed 16+ months ago

and is nothing to do with VLC Graeme Burton / Inquirer : VLC flaw downgraded after VideoLAN claims it was fixed 16 months ago Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer : Keep Calm, Carry On. VLC Not Affected...

2019-07-24
ZDNet 9 related

CERT-Bund discovers a serious vulnerability in VLC for Windows, Unix, and Linux that allows for remote code execution and hasn't been patched yet

but VideoLAN says it is not reproducible Firstpost Tech : VLC media player has a ‘critical’ security flaw that can let the hackers in Martin Brinkmann / gHacks Technology News : Confusion about a rece...

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TEXXR tracks 21 Techmeme articles mentioning VLC, dating back to February 2015. The biggest stories include VLC 3.0 launches on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Android TV, Apple TV, Chrome OS,... and Videolan says it expects VLC to surpass 3B downloads on Friday and that Airplay support.... Frequently covered alongside VideoLAN, VLC 3.0, Apple TV, Android, and Android TV. Coverage has increasingly focused on developer themes.

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