Elon Musk announces major change to his X app as he tries to boost 'unregretted user time'
5 days, 5 hours ago

Elon Musk announces major change to his X app as he tries to boost 'unregretted user time'

Raw Story  

Elon Musk, the billionaire X owner, said Friday night that new modifications were on the way for users of his social media platform. The algorithm changes, which Musk said he hoped would result in a more satisfying user experience, were announced – unsurprisingly – via a post on his X platform. Too much negativity is being pushed that technically grows user time, but not unregretted user time.” He added in a follow-up post: “We’re also working on easy ways for you to adjust the content feed dynamically, so you can have what you want at any given moment.” Musk, a staunch ally of incoming President Donald Trump, has used his social media platform to increase his political presence – both in the U.S. and internationally. A post on X’s official engineering account in December said the company would “continue to scale core recommendation systems in pursuit of unregretted user seconds.”

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Chandigarh man’s reaction after Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai respond to his post
3 weeks ago

Chandigarh man’s reaction after Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai respond to his post

Hindustan Times  

It is not everyday that two of the world’s most influential CEOs respond to your post. Deepak Kumaar, a Chandigarh-based content creator, can now add a new achievement to his social media cred - having Elon Musk and Sundar Pichai respond to his X post. Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google, while Elon Musk owns social media giant X …

The rise of Bluesky: Elon Musk’s decentralised rival reaches 25 million users, rises as Twitter’s social media rival
1 month ago

The rise of Bluesky: Elon Musk’s decentralised rival reaches 25 million users, rises as Twitter’s social media rival

Live Mint  

Bluesky, a decentralised social media platform, is witnessing significant growth, with its user base nearing 25 million. While platforms like Mastodon and Threads initially attracted users, Bluesky emerged as a promising alternative, particularly after Donald Trump’s recent presidential election. Musk’s social media platform has 611 million users as of April 2024. According to a Bluesky representative, the platform’s open network …

Tech Tonic | An elusive social media mirage, and an equally unbothered Elon Musk
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Tech Tonic | An elusive social media mirage, and an equally unbothered Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

The past few days, felt akin to an unpleasant recall. That, they first said, took that social media platform’s footprint to about 15 million users. Cue headlines such as “users are fleeing Elon Musk’s X…” and that “X is haemorrhaging users…”. For every celebrity and advertiser that’s left Twitter and X in previous months, gone with them are followers who …

Elon Musk's X May Fine You $15,000 For Excessive Usage, Use Your Posts To Train AI: A Deep Dive Into Worrying Terms Of Service
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's X May Fine You $15,000 For Excessive Usage, Use Your Posts To Train AI: A Deep Dive Into Worrying Terms Of Service

ABP News  

Elon Musk’s X is facing backlash following the implementation of controversial new terms of service on November 15, prompting some users to leave the platform. These terms grant the company broad rights to utilise user content for training its artificial intelligence models and introduce a liquidated damages clause that could impose fines of up to $15,000 for excessive use. X …

X is now India's top news app on Apple's App Store, Elon Musk's big announcement
1 month, 2 weeks ago

X is now India's top news app on Apple's App Store, Elon Musk's big announcement

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and owner of social media platform X announced that it has now become the number one news app on Apple's App Store in India. Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and owner of social media platform X announced that it has now become the number one news app on Apple's …

Elon Musk's X Becomes Most Popular News App In India For iPhone Users. Here's Who Is In Top 3 Ranks
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's X Becomes Most Popular News App In India For iPhone Users. Here's Who Is In Top 3 Ranks

ABP News  

Elon Musk's X has become the most popular news app on Apple's App Store in India. X is the top news app on the App Store on both the iPhone and iPad ecosystems in India, with Reddit and Dainik Bhaskar making up the top three ranks. Musk’s transformation of Twitter into X represents a bid to create an "everything app," …

Elon Musk’s X becomes top news app in India for iPhone users
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk’s X becomes top news app in India for iPhone users

India TV News  

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter has emerged as the most popular news app in India on Apple's App Store. X Tops India’s App Store rankings On election day, X reported a record-breaking 434.1 billion user seconds, surpassing its previous high of 417 billion user seconds in July 2024. This sustained growth reflects X's ability to maintain its relevance …

People Are Leaving X Because Of Elon Musk
1 month, 3 weeks ago

People Are Leaving X Because Of Elon Musk

Huff Post  

A portrait picture of Elon Musk photographed in Krakow, Poland, on Jan. 22, 2024 and X, formerly Twitter, logo are screened for illustration photo. It’s no secret that Musk has given X users numerous reasons to want to exit the social media app over the years, starting with the peculiar “X” rebrand and reported uptick of hate speech under the …

Over 115,000 users leave X after US presidential election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 115,000 users leave X after US presidential election

Deccan Chronicle  

After the 2024 United States Presidential election that confirmed Donald Trump's victory, social media platform X witnessed its largest user exodus since Elon Musk acquired it in 2022, with users migrating to alternatives like Bluesky, CNN reported.More than 115,000 US users deactivated their X accounts the day after the election, and this figure only includes those who deactivated through the …

Why The Guardian is saying goodbye to Elon Musk’s X
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why The Guardian is saying goodbye to Elon Musk’s X

Live Mint  

The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, from its official editorial accounts. “We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X,” the Guardian said. Concerns over disturbing content drive decision The Guardian cited …

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Guardian newspaper has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s …

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Toxic’: Leading UK media house decides to stop posting on Elon Musk-led X

Hindustan Times  

The Guardian, one of the United Kingdom's leading news outlets, on Wednesday announced that it was quitting Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, branding it a "toxic media platform" home to "often disturbing content". In its official statement, the newspaper said that the "toxic content" that was allowed to be fostered in the platform during the US presidential election campaign …

Even Musk’s Grok knows: X’s AI system named Elon as one of the biggest pushers of misinformation on platform
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Even Musk’s Grok knows: X’s AI system named Elon as one of the biggest pushers of misinformation on platform

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Based on various analyses, social media sentiment, and reports, Elon Musk has been identified as one of …

How Elon Musk is pulling the strings of the incoming Trump administration as it prepares for the White House
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How Elon Musk is pulling the strings of the incoming Trump administration as it prepares for the White House

Daily Mail  

Elon Musk has been establishing himself in the first hours of the Trump transition as a powerful advisor and gatekeeper whose influence extends far beyond the original ‘efficiency’ gig floated by the former president. On Sunday, Trump posted a loyalty test on Musk’s X platform amid a three-way race to run the Senate Republican Conference and there for the Senate. …

Elon Musk Claims X Breaks All-Time Record In User Engagement, Thanks To US Elections Result
2 months ago

Elon Musk Claims X Breaks All-Time Record In User Engagement, Thanks To US Elections Result

ABP News  

Elon Musk’s social media platform X recently reported an all-time high in user engagement, citing an extraordinary 434.1 billion user seconds on the day of the US election results. While the exact reasons behind the spike remain unclear, it's not surprising that the political climate may have driven users to engage more heavily on X. Musk’s own comments on the …

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X
3 months, 1 week ago

"Misinformation superspreaders": Elon Musk is personally boosting conspiracy theorists on X

Salon  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a prolific spreader and amplifier of misinformation on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, a new report alleges. Two other accounts that experienced massive boosts from Musk either amplified or outright invented conspiracy theories suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign adopted a Nazi slogan; that Ukraine sold weapons to Hamas; and that Venezuelan …

How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
4 months, 3 weeks ago

How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views

Associated Press  

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a megaphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he’s aligned with. And he accused a political party in his native South Africa of “openly pushing for genocide of white people.” “Elon Musk is a master of the media …

Elon Musk's Tamil meme dig at Apple-OpenAI partnership spins amusing X reactions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's Tamil meme dig at Apple-OpenAI partnership spins amusing X reactions

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's unhinged X escapades have inadvertently become part of the social media platform's renewed legacy since the businessman and investor took over the reigns. Elon's jab meant to imply how the Apple-OpenAI partnership essentially spells the commencement of yet another chapter in unethical data sharing. Elon Musk used a meme-ified still from Tamil film Thappattam to take a dig …

Man Complains About Tweets Disappearing From His Feed, Elon Musk Says 'Will Fix It'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Man Complains About Tweets Disappearing From His Feed, Elon Musk Says 'Will Fix It'

News 18  

Elon Musk is often seen interacting with users on his microblogging platform, X. It all started when Xan Barksdale, a basketball coach and former professional player, wrote on X and asked a question to Elon Musk. In his post, Barksdale wrote, “Hey Elon Musk, I love Twitter, but the worst feature by far is that every time I open the …

Twitter is now x.com officially, Elon Musk announces complete domain transition
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Twitter is now x.com officially, Elon Musk announces complete domain transition

Hindustan Times  

When users visited twitter.com today, they were redirected to x.com. We are letting you know that we are changing our URL, but your privacy and data protection settings remain the same.” Elon Musk has now completely rebranded Twitter and its domain is now x.com. In a post on X three hours ago, Elon Musk shared that the site formerly known …

Twitter has officially moved over to 'X' domain, confirms Elon Musk
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Twitter has officially moved over to 'X' domain, confirms Elon Musk

Business Standard  

Twitter has moved over to X domain. The move followed brand renaming exercise, which happened in July 2023 soon after Elon Musk took over as CEO of the social media platform. Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X in July 2023, but Twitter domain remained in service since switching domain has not been as easy going as the logo switch. Now, …

Elon Musk's X now feels nothing like good old Twitter, and it may go downhill further
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk's X now feels nothing like good old Twitter, and it may go downhill further

India Today  

Like they say, anything can happen in the Elonverse. Musk announced on Tuesday that X will soon charge new users for using the most basic Twitter functionalities, such as posting, liking, bookmarking, or even retweeting a post. Restricting the usual access to the platform’s functionalities for new users implies a disparity in the user experience on X. Considering Musk justifies …

Elon Musk says new X users will have to pay to tweet: ‘Only way to stop bots’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk says new X users will have to pay to tweet: ‘Only way to stop bots’

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk is planning to charge new X users a small fee to use the social media platform, a move that he believes could solve the bot problem. In reply to an X account that posted about changes on the microblogging website, Elon Musk said charging a small fee to new accounts was the “only way” to stop the “onslaught …

Elon Musk shares update on X 'Everything App', says 'The circle will be complete’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk shares update on X 'Everything App', says 'The circle will be complete’

Live Mint  

Sharing an update on microblogging platform X 'Everything App', Elon Musk—owner and chairman of X Corp—Monday said 'The circle will be complete.’ It is important to note that a few months back, the microblogging platform introduced a new feature of job search to take on platforms like LinkedIn, Naukri etc. The feature comes in line with Musk’s vision of making …

X reveals growth in video consumption, time spent watching videos on the platform: Details here
9 months, 3 weeks ago

X reveals growth in video consumption, time spent watching videos on the platform: Details here

India TV News  

X announced that their social media platform had witnessed a significant increase in video-centric content consumption behaviour. The company recently revealed its year-on-year growth numbers for video consumption and time spent watching videos, indicating a strong preference for video content among users. As per a post by X Data, X’s official data-sharing account, the social media platform has seen a …

Amid Meta outrage, funny posts surfaced on X: Details
10 months ago

Amid Meta outrage, funny posts surfaced on X: Details

India TV News  

As Meta suffered a massive outage last evening across all its platforms, when Elon Musk took a dig at Mark Zuckerberg's owned and runner services, by posting a meme where X is seen as the captain leading the team of Facebook, Instagram and Threads as Penguins. It was considered to be the worst outage for Meta, where all the applications …

Elon Musk trolls Facebook, Instagram amid global outage
10 months ago

Elon Musk trolls Facebook, Instagram amid global outage

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk on Tuesday took to social media platform X to share his take on Meta's Facebook and Instagram facing global outage. The billionaire share an animated image of a penguin bearing X logo staring at others having logos of Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Social media platform X owner Elon Musk Social media giant Meta said that it was looking …

XMail: Elon Musk's vision for a new email experience compared to Gmail
10 months, 1 week ago

XMail: Elon Musk's vision for a new email experience compared to Gmail

India TV News  

Elon Musk, the richest person globally and a forward-thinking entrepreneur, recently created a buzz in the tech world by announcing a new email service to compete with Gmail. Elon Musk's announcement The news about XMail came after Nathan McGrady, a member of Elon Musk's team at X, asked about its launch date. Possible impact Elon Musk's entry into the email …

Elon Musk Working To Launch Gmail Alternative Named 'Xmail'? Know Details
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk Working To Launch Gmail Alternative Named 'Xmail'? Know Details

ABP News  

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, issued a warning to Google, led by Satya Nadella, stating that his platform X, formerly Twitter, will soon offer an alternative to the Gmail service. Also, anticipation shot within the tech community amid growing concerns about the future of Gmail, ignited by a viral post on X suggesting the imminent shutdown …

Elon Musk's X shed 1,000 employees across team tasked to combat online hate
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk's X shed 1,000 employees across team tasked to combat online hate

Hindustan Times  

Amid rise in "hateful and toxic" content on the platform, Elon Musk's X told an Australian watchdog that it has shed around 1,000 employees from its 'safety' team, which is responsible for stopping abusive content online. The online regulator said that Elon Musk's takeover of X, formerly Twitter, coincided with a spike in "toxicity and hate" on the platform. The …

What’s next for X and Elon Musk in 2024?
1 year ago

What’s next for X and Elon Musk in 2024?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk’s tempestuous tenure at …

X server down for users globally, hilarious memes take over the internet
1 year ago

X server down for users globally, hilarious memes take over the internet

India Today  

Users across the globe were met with unexpected silence on their feeds as X and TweetDeck, respectively, experienced significant outages. Similarly, those using X Pro encountered a frustrating notification stating "Waiting for posts," indicating an inability to load new content. This indicated that while users could still post tweets, they remained invisible to others, creating a ghostly echo chamber where …

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk's X reprimanded after disinformation safety feature scrapped

ABC  

An independent committee has found that X, formerly Twitter, was in breach of Australia's voluntary misinformation and disinformation code, and has withdrawn it as a signatory. Key points: X removed the mechanism for reporting misinformation posted on its platform The ability to report misinformation is a key tenet of the ACPDM code The code is voluntary X removed the mechanism …

Elon Musk starts improved X customer service for premium users
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk starts improved X customer service for premium users

India TV News  

Elon Musk has announced that premium verified users on micro-blogging site X, formerly Twitter, can now send a direct message to the platform for support. Here’s how X News Daily posted, “Verified users can now DM the @Premium account for support.” “Response times will vary but we've seen examples of users getting responses from agents in under 10 minutes,” it …

A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a 'worthless' platform some say is no longer safe for activists
1 year, 2 months ago

A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, X is now a 'worthless' platform some say is no longer safe for activists

ABC  

It has been just over a year since billionaire Elon Musk strode into the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco gleefully brandishing a bathroom sink. Yadanar Maung, a Justice For Myanmar spokesperson, said cybersecurity and privacy threats have increased for the group since Mr Musk's takeover and so too has the platform's "compliance with requests from authoritarian regimes". "Human rights activists …

Twitter really is losing users under Elon Musk.
55 years ago

Twitter really is losing users under Elon Musk.

Slate  

This article is from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. Since Musk bought Twitter in October 2022, it’s lost approximately 13 percent of its app’s daily active users, according to new data from mobile research firm Apptopia, and its rebrand as X only accelerated the decline. Under his stewardship, X’s daily user base has declined from an estimated 140 …

X to launch two new premium tiers, one with lower cost: Elon Musk
1 year, 2 months ago

X to launch two new premium tiers, one with lower cost: Elon Musk

India TV News  

Elon Musk, the CEO of X, has revealed plans to introduce two new premium subscription tiers, as part of the platform's effort to boost revenue. One of these tiers will offer a lower cost option that includes all features but retains ads, with a price point lower than the current $8 per month subscription. The "Standard" tier will display half …

Elon Musk's X scrubs posts, responds to warnings on fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's X scrubs posts, responds to warnings on fake news amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk’s X said it scrubbed or labelled tens of thousands of posts including “illegal” content since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, responding to warnings to stem the spread of fake news around the conflict. Elon Musk Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino posted her formal response after European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged Silicon Valley’s social media players to throttle disinformation. Israel-Hamas …

The chaos at X since Elon Musk’s takeover has gotten worse
1 year, 2 months ago

The chaos at X since Elon Musk’s takeover has gotten worse

Al Jazeera  

A flood of fake news, multiple changes in policies may keep advertisers off X, threatening its business model. “ erosion of trust, both from users and advertisers, coupled with the heightened risk of disinformation and misinformation, should cause worry for X’s future prospects,” said Zachary Weiner, CEO of communications agency Emerging Insider which focuses on media, publishers, and the entertainment …

X dropped headlines on news links. Why is Elon Musk vandalizing his own social network?
1 year, 3 months ago

X dropped headlines on news links. Why is Elon Musk vandalizing his own social network?

Slate  

On Wednesday, Elon Musk personally saw to a change in the way that links have historically appeared on Twitter, the social media site he’s been gradually degrading over the past year and recently renamed “X.” When someone posts a link to an external site, it no longer appears in a card with a picture and a headline. That’s almost certainly …

Elon Musk tests new video game streaming feature on X, netizens react ‘RIP Twitch’
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk tests new video game streaming feature on X, netizens react ‘RIP Twitch’

Live Mint  

Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has tested out a new video game streaming feature which will give competition to the likes of Twitch and YouTube. Musk while informing about the video game streaming session on X, wrote, “Tested the 𝕏 video game streamer system last night. Reacting to Musk's post on X, one user reacted ‘RIP Twitch and YouTube’. …

X has been losing daily active users since Musk takeover: CEO Linda Yaccarino
1 year, 3 months ago

X has been losing daily active users since Musk takeover: CEO Linda Yaccarino

Live Mint  

Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, revealed in an interview at Code 2023 that the platform has lost 11.6 percent of its daily active users since Elon Musk's takeover, dropping from 254.5 million to 225 million users, reported NDTV. In the previous year, Elon Musk shared a series of tweets indicating that Twitter had 254.5 million daily active users in the …

‘Get my news from X’, Elon Musk refuses to read ‘legacy media propaganda’
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Get my news from X’, Elon Musk refuses to read ‘legacy media propaganda’

Live Mint  

With his constant efforts to portray X as a news platform, billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday said that he doesn't read the “legacy media propaganda” much anymore, asking people to get his news from the microblogging site. In a post on X, Musk said, “I don’t read the legacy media propaganda much anymore. It’s a waste of time and a …

X CEO Yaccarino says Musk-owned platform could turn a profit next year
1 year, 3 months ago

X CEO Yaccarino says Musk-owned platform could turn a profit next year

The Hindu  

Social media platform X could turn a profit in early 2024, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said on Wednesday, during a wide-ranging interview in which she defended the company's progress under billionaire owner Elon Musk. When asked about third-party estimates that showed X's active app users have fallen to 25th place behind Samsung's clock app, Yaccarino said key metrics around …

Elon Musk-owned X will be ‘turning a profit’ in early 2024, says CEO Linda Yaccarino
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk-owned X will be ‘turning a profit’ in early 2024, says CEO Linda Yaccarino

Live Mint  

Social media giant X could become profitable by the start of 2024, CEO Linda Yaccarino has confirmed in an appearance at Vox Media's Code conference. Speaking about the roadmap of profitability for X, Yaccarino said, "Now that I have immersed myself in the business, and we have a good set of eyes on what is predictable, what's coming is that …

Elon Musk-owned X could turn a profit by 2024: CEO Linda Yaccarino
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk-owned X could turn a profit by 2024: CEO Linda Yaccarino

Hindustan Times  

Social media platform X could turn a profit in early 2024, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said on Wednesday, during a wide-ranging interview in which she defended the company's progress under billionaire owner Elon Musk. X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino The appearance at Vox Media's Code conference comes as Yaccarino marked 100 days as CEO of the platform formerly …

Apple may no longer provide customer support on social media platforms like X, YouTube and others
1 year, 4 months ago

Apple may no longer provide customer support on social media platforms like X, YouTube and others

India Today  

Apple may no longer provide customer support on social media platforms like X, YouTube and others If you are an Apple user, you may not longer be able to report your issues via social media platforms like X and YouTube. As per MacRumours, Apple is making significant changes to its customer support approach with plans to eliminate the roles of …

Elon Musk's invite: Journalists can earn more on X | Explained
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's invite: Journalists can earn more on X | Explained

India TV News  

Tech Billionaire Elon Musk recently used the micro-blogging platform X to extend an invitation to journalists, urging them to publish content directly on the social media app. In an effort to streamline news articles and enhance the visual experience, Musk also introduced alterations to how news posts appear on X. While the lead image remains clickable and directs users to …

Musk admits shortage of exceptional social networks, pledges to build one
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk admits shortage of exceptional social networks, pledges to build one

India TV News  

Elon Musk, the founder of X, recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the current state of social networks, stating that there are no exceptional options available. Musk shared his thoughts on X, saying, "The sad truth is that there are no great “social networks” right now." While one individual praised X as a great social network, another user took a dig …

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