Mandatory (formerly CraveOnline Media) is a lifestyle website based in Los Angeles with sales offices in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco.

Mandatory owns nine websites and has partnered with more, producing various content for each site.

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"[6] In March 2013, CraveOnline launched its 3D advertising cube for smartphones and tablets.

[10][11] In March 2018, CraveOnline changed its name to Mandatory, after a popular section of the site of the same name, with a new tagline "Laugh.