Nigerian gov’t says it ‘indefinitely’ suspends Twitter
3 years, 6 months ago

Nigerian gov’t says it ‘indefinitely’ suspends Twitter

Al Jazeera  

Announcement comes two days after social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari’s account. Nigeria has said it is indefinitely suspending Twitter’s operations in the country, two days after the social media network removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists for attacks on government buildings. “The announcement made by the Nigerian Government that they have suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria is deeply concerning,” the company said in a statement. “We’re investigating and will provide updates when we know more.” PRESS RELEASE FG Suspends @Twitter Operations in Nigeria pic.twitter.com/7z5BQ0Mi3U — Fed Min of Info & Cu June 4, 2021 On Wednesday, the United States tech giant said Buhari’s post threatening to punish groups blamed for attacks on government buildings had violated Twitter’s “abusive behaviour” policy and suspended his account for 12 hours. Amnesty International’s Nigeria branch also condemned the move and called on authorities to “immediately reverse the unlawful suspension and other plans to gag the media, repress the civic space, and undermine Nigerians’ human rights”.

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Pakistan imposed ban on Twitter in February over national security concerns: Interior ministry
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan imposed ban on Twitter in February over national security concerns: Interior ministry

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan's interior ministry on Wednesday said it had blocked the social media platform X in February over national security concerns after the general elections, confirming suspicions of a long-suspected nationwide shutdown. On March 20, the interior ministry informed the Sindh High Court that the social media platform was blocked in February pending further orders on the reports of intelligence …

Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform's shutdown
10 months ago

Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform's shutdown

The Hindu  

Pakistan's media regulators have blocked the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with users across the country on Thursday enduring the sixth day of sweeping disruptions, partial and complete shutdowns. The outage was first observed over the weekend when the political party of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced protests against what it says were rigged Feb. 8 …

Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform’s shutdown
10 months ago

Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform’s shutdown

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s media regulators have blocked the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with users across the country on Thursday enduring the sixth day of sweeping disruptions, partial and complete shutdowns. The outage was first observed over the weekend when the political party of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced protests against what it says were rigged …

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling
1 year, 5 months ago

Thwarting Twitter: on the Karnataka High Court ruling

The Hindu  

It is unfortunate that the petition by Twitter, Inc. challenging the validity of the spate of blocking orders passed by the Union government was rejected by the Karnataka High Court. While success in litigation involving the government’s power to restrict speech and expression on grounds permitted in Article 19 of the Constitution was always expected to be difficult, it is …

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter takes action: Bans over 1.1 million Indian accounts for violating guidelines

India TV News  

In a recent monthly compliance report, Twitter revealed that it had banned a record-breaking 1,132,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25. As part of the rules, major digital and social media platforms with over five million users are required to publish monthly compliance reports. In this reporting period, Twitter received a total of 518 complaints from Indian …

India, Nigeria, Turkey threatened Twitter shutdown: Jack Dorsey
1 year, 6 months ago

India, Nigeria, Turkey threatened Twitter shutdown: Jack Dorsey

Al Jazeera  

India, Nigeria and Turkey had threatened to shut Twitter down unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, co-founder Jack Dorsey has alleged. “It manifested in ways such as: ‘We will shut Twitter down in India’, which is a very large market for us; ‘we will raid the homes of your employees’, which they did; and this is India, a …

Turkey elections: Why Twitter’s decision to block content matters.
54 years, 11 months ago

Turkey elections: Why Twitter’s decision to block content matters.

Slate  

Late Saturday night, when I saw the tweet from Twitter’s Global Affairs account announcing it had complied with a government request to restrict access to content in Turkey on the eve of our country’s presidential elections, I felt a deep sense of Here we go again. I’m pretty familiar with the government’s attempt to limit Twitter accounts and tweets for …

Twitter Confirms Censorship Of Content To Remain Operational During Turkey Elections
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Confirms Censorship Of Content To Remain Operational During Turkey Elections

ABP News  

Twitter has officially acknowledged that it implemented content restrictions in Turkey ahead of the country's recent presidential election. It stated, "In order to comply with legal procedures and ensure that Twitter remains accessible to the people of Turkey, we have taken steps to limit access to certain content within Turkey today." We were in negotiation with the Turkish Government throughout …

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda

ABP News  

According to a recent tweet by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the EU, the EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk's Twitter over the spread of disinformation and promotion of the Kremlin agenda. Jourova expressed her concern that Twitter's policies have made the digital information space unsafe and susceptible to malicious influence from authoritarian governments. Jourova …

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months

The Hindu  

Twitter will not be publishing a formal transparency report for the year 2022, the social media platform announced on its blog on April 25. It is not clear if the company has also chosen to stop publishing routine disclosures of copyright and government takedown requests on the Lumen Database — Twitter doesn’t appear to have disclosed any Indian takedown requests …

When tanks meet Twitter: How Sudan's power struggle turned into a social media battlefield
1 year, 8 months ago

When tanks meet Twitter: How Sudan's power struggle turned into a social media battlefield

Firstpost  

Twitter and Facebook have quickly become critical sources of information for five million people trapped inside their homes in Sudan’s capital as street fighting rages on. Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy-turned-rival Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo have been “flooding the media with false information”, said Raghdan Orsud of Beam Reports, which investigates disinformation in Sudan. For five million people …

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary
1 year, 8 months ago

Musk ‘not aware’ about Twitter deleting content on BBC's Modi documentary

Hindustan Times  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that some rules related to social media are ‘quite strict’ in India while adding that he is not aware about ‘what exactly happened’ when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. don't know what exactly happened with some content situation in India," Musk told UK-based British …

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter takes down post on Home Minister globally

The Hindu  

In an apparent first, Twitter appears to have withheld a tweet globally in response to a “legal demand” in India. Journalist and Right to Information activist Saurav Das posted a screenshot of two past tweets, one of which appears to quote Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, with a message from the social media platform stating that the content …

Twitter Blocked a Country
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter Blocked a Country

Slate  

On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a virtual address at the second-ever Summit for Democracy, hailing his country as the “best example of democracy in the world.” As Modi’s words were beamed out to dozens of other nations, the Indian government was cracking down on its citizens’ digital rights—again. Indian authorities, who have still not caught Singh, have …

Twitter down for hours, many users furious: Know what happened
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter down for hours, many users furious: Know what happened

India TV News  

Twitter, the known microblogging social media platform was reported unresponsive by a number of users. More than a million users across the world reported their experience as another major global outage, leaving them unable to login to their accounts or post any tweets respectively. Find some people and topics to follow now.” Image Source : PIXABAYTwitter down for hours, many …

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

Live Mint  

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts, which he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence …

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media
2 years ago

Journalist suspensions widen rift between Twitter and media

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organisations that have used the platform to build their audiences. But Musk took to Twitter on Thursday night to accuse journalists of sharing private information about his whereabouts, which he described as “basically assassination coordinates.” He provided no evidence …

Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts
2 years ago

Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. Reinstating banned accounts could mean bringing back the “worst offenders” including neo-Nazi trolls, people who maliciously posted intimate images of people without their consent and other accounts …

'Ban Khamenei from Twitter': Users tell Elon Musk
2 years, 1 month ago

'Ban Khamenei from Twitter': Users tell Elon Musk

Firstpost  

An online petition was started by Israeli-American journalist Emily Schrader and CEO of digital marketing agency Social Lite Creative, and other Twitter users New Delhi: Users have launched an online petition calling on Elon Musk, who recently bought Twitter, to ban Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from the platform. #IranProtests #Iranhttps://t.co/sUjvWJWIzo — Michael Starr November 10, 2022 An online …

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech
2 years, 5 months ago

Rightful challenge: The Hindu Editorial on Twitter, IT rules and free speech

The Hindu  

By moving the Karnataka High Court challenging several blocking orders from the Union government on content posted on its website, Twitter, Inc. has finally decided to take the bull by the horns on the issue of freedom of expression on the online platform. A cynical view will regard this as action done under duress — between February 2, 2021 and …

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter to India court: Overturn gov’t orders to remove content

Al Jazeera  

The US company’s attempt to get a judicial review of some Indian gov’t orders is part of a growing confrontation. Twitter has asked an Indian court to overturn some government orders to remove content from the social media platform, a source familiar with the matter said, in a legal challenge which alleges abuse of power by officials. Twitter has been …

Twitter begins review of govt orders to take down content
2 years, 5 months ago

Twitter begins review of govt orders to take down content

India TV News  

Highlights The act by Twitter to get a "judicial review" is in line with a growing confrontation with New Delhi Last year, Twitter was asked to act on content that spread misinformation The social media platform has, however, complied with the final notice: Sources Twitter-government conflict: Social media giant Twitter is planning to overturn some orders made by India government …

Judge Dismisses Donald Trump's Attempt To Have Permanent Twitter Ban Lifted
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge Dismisses Donald Trump's Attempt To Have Permanent Twitter Ban Lifted

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING San Francisco federal District Judge James Donato dismissed the suit in an order on Friday, writing that the former president’s argument that the ban violated his First Amendment right to free speech did not start “from a position of strength.” Donato noted that Twitter is a private company and that “the First Amendment applies only to governmental …

DC Edit | Musk’s Twitter policy unreliable
2 years, 7 months ago

DC Edit | Musk’s Twitter policy unreliable

Deccan Chronicle  

Where is Twitter headed under an ownership led by Elon Musk and banks? Having set the cat among the pigeons in claiming before making the offer to buy the microblogging site that he wished to restore its status as an absolute free speech platform, the world’s richest man may have backtracked just a bit by qualifying unfettered free speech as …

Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?
2 years, 7 months ago

Musk’s ‘free speech’ push for Twitter: Repeating history?

Associated Press  

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There’s just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn’t end well. Musk appeared to criticize Twitter’s permanent ban of President Donald Trump last year for messages that …

Nigerians react to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
2 years, 7 months ago

Nigerians react to Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

Al Jazeera  

Lagos, Nigeria – As Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover of Twitter sends users and media outlets into a frenzy, there have been mixed reactions from citizens of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. “Essentially, as a Nigerian, Twitter is a very important platform for us,’’ Uloma Nwoke, a 26-year-old digital strategist told Al Jazeera, “And Jack stepping down and the company being …

Who did Twitter ban during the Trump era, and why?
2 years, 8 months ago

Who did Twitter ban during the Trump era, and why?

LA Times  

With Elon Musk buying Twitter, there’s speculation that former President Trump and many of his allies could have their bans lifted. A number of Trump supporters were kicked off for spreading falsehoods, inciting or advocating violence, “harmful activity” or other violations of Twitter rules. Amy Bruckman, a Georgia Tech professor of interactive computing and a lead author on one study, …

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests
2 years, 8 months ago

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests

Deccan Chronicle  

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka blocked access to social media platforms on Sunday after authorities imposed a weekend nationwide curfew to contain protests over a worsening economic crisis. "On the request of the defence ministry, service providers advised to temporarily restrict social media platforms," the broadcaster said, quoting Sri Lanka's media regulator. Foreign exchange shortage A critical lack of foreign currency has …

Twitter suspends right-wing nationalist accounts citing 'violations'
2 years, 10 months ago

Twitter suspends right-wing nationalist accounts citing 'violations'

Op India  

On Thursday, the micro-blogging site Twitter arbitrarily suspended popular right-wing nationalist Twitter accounts over alleged ‘violations’ of Twitter policies. Befitting Facts, a popular fact-checking Twitter account was suspended by Twitter after claiming that the account user violated Twitter rules by using multiple accounts. Similarly, Twitter has suspended another popular account, ‘The Skin Doctor’ over alleged violations of rules on Twitter. …

Nigeria ends its Twitter ban after seven months
2 years, 11 months ago

Nigeria ends its Twitter ban after seven months

Al Jazeera  

Nigeria suspended Twitter after it removed a post from the president that threatened to punish regional secessionists. Nigeria will lift a ban on Twitter from midnight onward after the social media platform pledged to open a local office, among other agreements made with authorities in the West African country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The Nigerian government suspended …

Several accounts on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook banned for spreading 'fake and inciting' content: Centre
2 years, 11 months ago

Several accounts on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook banned for spreading 'fake and inciting' content: Centre

Firstpost  

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said owners of such accounts are being identified for action under the law, and asserted that platforms will be reviewed on their due diligence New Delhi: The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating “fake and inciting” content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on …

Govt. blocks several social media handles circulating ‘fake/inciting content’
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt. blocks several social media handles circulating ‘fake/inciting content’

The Hindu  

The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating "fake and inciting" content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Amid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive content actioned pertained to fake video of a cabinet briefing, an animated fake video showing violence against …

Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove content of reporters, news outlets
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove content of reporters, news outlets

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc saw a surge in government demands worldwide in 2020 to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, according to data released by the social media platform. In its transparency report published on Wednesday, Twitter said verified accounts of 199 journalists and news outlets on its platform faced 361 legal demands from governments to remove content in …

Twitter publishes first compliance report; 4,179 accounts suspended for terror activities
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter publishes first compliance report; 4,179 accounts suspended for terror activities

The Hindu  

Twitter has appointed Vinay Prakash as its Resident Grievance Officer for India, according to its website. “In compliance with Rule 4 of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, we have published our inaugural report on July 11, 2021 for the reporting period from May 26, 2021 through to June 25, 2021,” Twitter said on the company’s website. As per the new …

Don't preach us on Democracy: Ravi Shankar Prasad blasts Twitter for non-compliance
3 years, 6 months ago

Don't preach us on Democracy: Ravi Shankar Prasad blasts Twitter for non-compliance

India TV News  

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that social media platform Twitter should not "preach us on democracy" as he said that India has the proud distinction of being the world's largest and the most vibrant democracy. Speaking to India TV, Prasad said that the government will not ban Twitter and that the platform has to follow the rules, else …

UP Police books Twitter, others for circulating video of assault on man, says tried to provoke communal unrest
3 years, 6 months ago

UP Police books Twitter, others for circulating video of assault on man, says tried to provoke communal unrest

India TV News  

Police here have booked Twitter, a news portal and six people for circulating a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant "Jai Shri Ram". The FIR names Twitter Inc, Twitter Communications India, news website The Wire, journalists Mohammed Zubair and Rana Ayyub, Congress leaders Shama Mohamed, Salman Nizami, Maskoor Usmani and writer …

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection
3 years, 6 months ago

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government has become the first to book Twitter in a criminal offence after the social media company failed to comply so far with the new IT rules that had come into effect from May 26. Sources in the central government told News18 that social media companies have to comply with the rules to get safe harbour protection …

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter India loses intermediary status, can now be prosecuted for content. UP Police file first FIR

Op India  

Note: Later reports suggests the main accused’s name is Parvez Gujjar and not Parvesh Gujjar. Social Media giant Twitter has lost its intermediary status in India for not complying with the new Information Technology Rules, which came into force on May 26, reports Times of India. According to the reports, as Twitter India did not comply with IT rules enforced …

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules
3 years, 6 months ago

India accuses Twitter of not complying with new IT rules

Al Jazeera  

Standoff between government and Twitter escalates after technology minister accuses social media giant of deliberately not complying with local laws. India’s technology minister says Twitter Inc deliberately defied and failed to comply with the country’s new IT rules, which became effective in late May. Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter has chosen “the path of deliberate defiance” …

Twitter needs India and Nigeria to grow. It’s running into trouble in both
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter needs India and Nigeria to grow. It’s running into trouble in both

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — Twitter is under siege in two countries that are critical for its global growth plans. Even though almost 40 million Nigerians have a Twitter account — more than the entire population of Ghana — there are some geopolitical considerations that might have influenced Twitter’s decision.Ghana ranked 13 places higher than Nigeria in 2019 on the …

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter vs Govt of India: Importance of SM and what is the road ahead

Op India  

Today, when the whole world is confronted with an unprecedented crisis due to the COVID19 pandemic, another crisis has emerged over the ‘penetrative’ role of social media platforms in India. Considering the kind of enormous outreach of social media, platforms such as Twitter have started to act arbitrarily to become a state within a state Twitter decided to defy an …

The case for social media to be closely regulated is clear
3 years, 6 months ago

The case for social media to be closely regulated is clear

Live Mint  

Are social media firms exceeding their limits? Barring China, where major American social media outlets are banned, pretty much the entire world is caught in a moment of great introspection about the conduct of these all-pervasive companies. After the hotly-contested decision by Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to suspend the then US president Donald Trump’s accounts in January 2021 on grounds …

Days after banning Twitter in country, Nigerian govt sets up account on India's Koo
3 years, 6 months ago

Days after banning Twitter in country, Nigerian govt sets up account on India's Koo

India TV News  

Koo on Thursday said the Government of Nigeria has set up an official account on the Indian microblogging platform, which is looking at making deeper inroads into the African nation. Last week, the Nigerian government had said it was suspending Twitter indefinitely after the company removed a contentious tweet that President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. Koo has …

Trump hails Nigeria for Twitter ban, says more countries should ban Twitter
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump hails Nigeria for Twitter ban, says more countries should ban Twitter

Op India  

Former President Donald Trump has issued a statement supporting the Nigerian government’s decision to indefinitely suspend Twitter activities in the West African country and has called on more nations to follow suit. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” Former President Trump said in an emailed statement. Former US President Donald Trump’s …

Donald Trump PRAISES Nigeria's Twitter ban and says he wishes he'd done the same while president
3 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump PRAISES Nigeria's Twitter ban and says he wishes he'd done the same while president

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump praised Nigeria's Twitter ban in a statement and said he wishes he had done the same while he was president of the United States. Donald Trump praised Nigeria's Twitter ban in a statement and said he wishes he had done the same while he was president of the United States Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in New York …

How Nigeria’s Twitter ban stands to impact people, businesses
3 years, 6 months ago

How Nigeria’s Twitter ban stands to impact people, businesses

Al Jazeera  

Nigeria suspended Twitter’s operations over ‘persistent use of the platform for activities that we capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence’. A day earlier, the Nigerian government announced the suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country indefinitely over “the persistent use of the platform for activities that we capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”. The ban on Twitter – a platform …

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect
3 years, 6 months ago

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

The Hindu  

Millions of Nigerians were unable to access Twitter on June 5 after the government enforced an indefinite suspension of the microblogging platform’s operations in Nigeria. The Nigeria government said on June 4 it was indefinitely suspending Twitter in Africa’s most populous nation, after the company deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. Minister of Information …

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect
3 years, 6 months ago

Nigerian government-enforced Twitter suspension takes effect

The Independent  

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'Comply or Face Consequences': Centre Serves Final Notice to Twitter on New IT Rules
3 years, 6 months ago

'Comply or Face Consequences': Centre Serves Final Notice to Twitter on New IT Rules

News 18  

The government on Saturday issued a notice to Twitter giving it one last chance to “immediately” comply with the new IT rules and warned that failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act. “Despite being operational in India for more than a decade, it is beyond belief that Twitter …

Nigeria suspends Twitter over president's deleted tweet
3 years, 6 months ago

Nigeria suspends Twitter over president's deleted tweet

India TV News  

Nigeria's government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa's most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement. It was not immediately clear when the suspension would go into effect as users could still access Twitter late Friday, and many said they would simply use VPNs to …

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