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The Clampdown was a time in Cybertron's history when the planet was essentially put under martial law. It was put in place by the Senate, who claimed to be heightening security measures to protect the populace and weed out potential terrorists, but was in actuality a front that would allow the Senators to increase their own power and track down those who contested their rule.

During the Clampdown, the Senate's security detail restricted passage across orbital borders, detained anyone found lacking a valid serial code, and did whatever else they found "necessary" for their citizens' safety.

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