#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

#TwitterDown: Elon Musk announces temporary read limits on Twitter

CNN  

New York CNN — Thousands of Twitter users across several countries were unable to access the social media site, or faced difficulty and delays, Saturday. Musk changes policy Hours after users began reporting the problems, billionaire owner Elon Musk tweeted that the site had applied temporary limits “to address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation.” Verified accounts are limited to reading 6,000 posts a day, he tweeted, while unverified accounts are limited to just 600. Later, Musk posted he will increase the limit “soon” to 8,000 tweets a day for verified users, 800 for unverified and 400 for new unverified accounts. Twitter users faced similar wide-ranging service disruptions in March, one of the largest outages since Elon Musk took over.

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Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…
1 month, 1 week ago

Bluesky crashes as Elon Musk’s X faces exodus, with Hollywood making shift; Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg…

Hindustan Times  

Bluesky is taking off! Bluesky, a social network competing with X, is gaining popularity with over 16 million users, including Hollywood celebrities. While Musk’s X platform boasts an estimated 317 million users, Bluesky’s user base is still relatively small. However, it is steadily growing as many Hollywood celebrities and users move away from Musk’s platform, especially after Donald Trump secured …

News publisher flees Elon Musk’s X over ‘disturbing content’ after election
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Jack Dorsey does not think Elon Musk is erratic as he stopped this 'critical sin' at Twitter
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Jack Dorsey does not think Elon Musk is erratic as he stopped this 'critical sin' at Twitter

Hindustan Times  

You think Elon Musk is unpredictable? Defending his fellow billionaire's approach, the former Twitter CEO said that Elon Musk laying off employees and dumping advertisers makes sense as he is more focussed on free speech on the microblogging platform. In an interview, Jack Dorsey said that Elon Musk is attempting to create a bastion for free speech and Twitter chose …

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Instagram, Facebook down: Meta issues first response to global outage

Hindustan Times  

Meta acknowledged issues with its social media platforms, saying that the company is actively working to resolve the problem. We are working on this now," Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a post on X social media on Tuesday. Instagram, Facebook down Meta is currently facing widespread outages, leading to disruptions on global platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Threads, and …

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts
1 year ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's social media platform suffers global outage, users unable to browse, access posts

Firstpost  

Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, had a massive outage as users were unable to browse the platform. As per Downdetector, people were facing issues on the app, website, and Tweetdeck Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is down again and seems to be going through a global outage. As per Downdetector, the website that tracks when certain popular websites …

X Outage: Elon Musk's Twitter Briefly Goes Down For Thousands Of Users Across The Globe
1 year ago

X Outage: Elon Musk's Twitter Briefly Goes Down For Thousands Of Users Across The Globe

ABP News  

X went down for over an hour for thousands of users across the globe. According to the website status tracker Downdetector, the outage started at around 10:37am IST, and about 1,200 users reported issues with the microblogging platform within 20 minutes. By introducing video to Spaces, X aims to provide users with a means to enhance audience engagement directly within …

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 …

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price
1 year, 2 months ago

Commentary: Elon Musk bought Twitter just to break it. With a new war, we’re paying the price

LA Times  

It’s been nearly a year since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and more than the average landlord, he’s made some changes to the storefront: replacing the social media platform’s cheerful winged mascot with an ominous “X,” stripping all but paying subscribers of verified status, and turning it from a frenetic crossroads of breaking news and opinion to a playground for falsehoods …

US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter.
1 year, 3 months ago

US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter.

The Hindu  

The US government says the former Twitter's request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is “meritless” and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has “first-hand knowledge” of the conduct being investigated. The company's July filing seeks relief from the consent order, saying that the FTC's investigation has “spiralled …

Taliban leader praises Twitter for “freedom of speech” and “credibility”
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban leader praises Twitter for “freedom of speech” and “credibility”

The Hindu  

Elon Musk-owned Twitter has been praised by a senior Taliban leader, who claimed that its freedom of speech and credibility put it above other social media platforms. Haqqani’s tweet came five days after Meta launched its text-based public conversation app Threads, which has a similar user interface to Twitter. While Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stressed that Threads did not aim …

Twitter: What does Elon Musk’s ‘rate limit exceeded’ restriction mean
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter: What does Elon Musk’s ‘rate limit exceeded’ restriction mean

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. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Twitter users reported problems with the social media platform this weekend, …

Twitter claims new limits are to fight bots and bad actors
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter claims new limits are to fight bots and bad actors

The Hindu  

Twitter defends its decision to limit the number of tweets users are allowed to view on the platform. Twitter said it did not warn users about this in advance as it would have helped the bad actors to evade detection. While verified accounts can see several thousand tweets a day, unverified or newly verified accounts are limited to several hundred …

‘For a mission like Twitter…’: CEO Linda Yaccarino's first reaction to tweet-reading limit
1 year, 5 months ago

‘For a mission like Twitter…’: CEO Linda Yaccarino's first reaction to tweet-reading limit

Hindustan Times  

Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday reacted for the first time to the company’s new restrictions on tweet reading. Former CEO Elon Musk announced on Saturday that users without the blue tick would now be able to view only 600 tweets daily. Ex-Twitter CEO Elon Musk, center, speaks with Linda Yaccarino, Defending the move, Yaccarino said that Twitter’s mission …

Twitter CEO stands firm on tweet reading rate limits: Know more
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter CEO stands firm on tweet reading rate limits: Know more

India TV News  

In a recent blog post, Twitter provided clarification regarding its decision to implement temporary rate limits on its micro-blogging platform. Yaccarino's tweet was her first public comment on the limits introduced by owner Elon Musk to address data scraping and system manipulation. Musk's announcement sparked criticism from millions of users worldwide, including in India, as the micro-blogging platform experienced a …

‘Rate limits’ and Twitter chaos: What exactly is Elon Musk doing?
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Rate limits’ and Twitter chaos: What exactly is Elon Musk doing?

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. Read our privacy policy Twitter has been plunged into chaos in recent days, amid new “rate limits” …

Twitter users will need to be verified to use TweetDeck; Elon Musk's company sets deadline
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter users will need to be verified to use TweetDeck; Elon Musk's company sets deadline

Hindustan Times  

Social media giant Twitter on Tuesday announced that users will soon need to be verified to use TweetDeck. The problem occurred soon after Twitter CEO Elon Musk limited the number of tweets users can read in a day. All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://tweetdeck.twitter.com by selecting ‘Try the new TweetDeck’ in the bottom …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

Associated Press  

TikTok and Instagram users can scroll with abandon. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trendsetter. “By sending users elsewhere, Musk is killing the main proposition Twitter has had for advertisers …

Tweetdeck down: Twitter client not working amid chaos on site
1 year, 5 months ago

Tweetdeck down: Twitter client not working amid chaos on site

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. Read our privacy policy TweetDeck, a major Twitter client, has stopped working properly. Over the weekend, Twitter …

Mastodon And BlueSky Get A Boost As Elon Musk's Twitter Imposes Post Reading Limits
1 year, 5 months ago

Mastodon And BlueSky Get A Boost As Elon Musk's Twitter Imposes Post Reading Limits

ABP News  

Twitter's German alternative Mastodon as well as BlueSky have gotten a big push in the wake of the new Twitter "mess" that was a result of Twitter boss Elon Musk's announcement to restrict the number of tweets for users on the platform they can see in a day. Musk, earlier on Sunday, temporarily enforced limits on post readings to prevent …

German alternative Mastodon gets boost from newly restricted Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

German alternative Mastodon gets boost from newly restricted Twitter

The Hindu  

Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised, user-driven structure. On Saturday, Twitter boss Elon Musk announced new limits on the number of posts accounts can read in a day. Previously, he had expressed displeasure …

TweetDeck down? Users complain Twitter's reading limit affects the valuable tool
1 year, 5 months ago

TweetDeck down? Users complain Twitter's reading limit affects the valuable tool

Hindustan Times  

TweetDeck, a Twitter client used by many professionals to monitor several Twitter accounts concurrently, appears to have been affected by the social media platform's recently implemented reading limit restriction, which limits the number of tweets a user may view in a day. The official Twitter page of TweetDeck, which has the last post around a year ago, since then it …

Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say
1 year, 5 months ago

Musk's Twitter rate limits could undermine new CEO, ad experts say

The Hindu  

Elon Musk's move to temporarily cap how many posts Twitter users can read on the social media site could undermine efforts by the company's new Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino to attract advertisers, marketing industry professionals said. Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would limit how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage "extreme levels" of data scraping and …

Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter limits number of tweets people can read in a day, Elon Musk announces

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. Unverified accounts can only read 600 posts a day, with new unverified accounts limited to just 300 …

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk put new limits on tweets. Users and advertisers might go elsewhere

LA Times  

Elon Musk has put new limits on Twitter, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as atrendsetter. But Twitter owner Elon Musk has put new limits on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and …

Elon Musk sparks meme fest online for setting reading limit on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk sparks meme fest online for setting reading limit on Twitter

India TV News  

Twitter chief Elon Musk recently made an announcement that the company will be fixing a daily limit on the number of posts users can read has sparked a meme fest on the social media platform. He also mentioned that under temporary limits, verified accounts are now limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts 600 posts per day, and …

Twitter imposes daily limits on reading posts
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter imposes daily limits on reading posts

Deccan Chronicle  

San Francisco: Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the amount of tweets that most users can view each day restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. Musk elaborated on the limits Saturday, saying unverified accounts will temporarily be restricted to reading 600 posts per day, while verified accounts …

Elon Musk caps Twitter post views to combat web data scraping
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk caps Twitter post views to combat web data scraping

The Hindu  

Elon Musk said on Saturday Twitter is changing its policies that will directly affect the number of tweets users will be able to read in one day. As per Musk’s initial tweet, verified accounts would be limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, while unverified accounts would face a cap of 600 posts per day. New unverified accounts would have …

‘See your friends & family’: Elon Musk trolls users amid backlash over daily limits on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

‘See your friends & family’: Elon Musk trolls users amid backlash over daily limits on Twitter

Hindustan Times  

A day after Twitter limited the number of tweets that accounts are permitted to view, its owner Elon Musk tweeted Sunday morning, asking people to step away from their phones and spend time with friends and family instead. Musk's humourous jibe at Twitter users came amid as the micro-blogging site faced backlash over the new policy to impose a temporary …

Is Twitter down? Thousands of users complain of issues with social media platform
1 year, 5 months ago

Is Twitter down? Thousands of users complain of issues with social media platform

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. Elon Musk said on Saturday afternoon that temporary reading limits would be applied for …

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid ‘RIP Twitter’ trend, Jack Dorsey reacts as Elon Musk limits tweet reading

Hindustan Times  

Jack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and former CEO, reacted after Elon Musk announced on Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site's data by artificial intelligence companies. Good for all, and critical to preserve the open internet.” Read 10,000 tweets a day …

‘Coming from Twitter? Sign up’: Tumblr openly trolls Elon Musk's microblogging platform
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Coming from Twitter? Sign up’: Tumblr openly trolls Elon Musk's microblogging platform

Hindustan Times  

Tumblr seemingly trolled Twitter with a message saying“Coming from Twitter? “To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits: - Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day - Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day - New unverified accounts to 300/day,” Elon tweeted. Also, that’s another view you just used.” ‘Be an important person …

Elon Musk changes 'Twitter Rate Limit': Know why you're limited to 1,000 tweets per day?
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk changes 'Twitter Rate Limit': Know why you're limited to 1,000 tweets per day?

India TV News  

In a series of tweets, Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, announced that the "rate limits" on the micro-blogging platform would soon increase. Currently, verified accounts can read up to 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts are limited to 600 posts per day, and new unverified accounts can only access 300 posts per day. However, in a subsequent update, Musk …

Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with platform
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter applies temporary reading limits amid ongoing problems with 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. Read our privacy policy Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address “extreme levels” of data scraping …

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the number of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform. In a Friday tweet, Musk described the new restrictions as a temporary measure that was taken because “we were getting data …

Elon Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can read each day
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can read each day

Hindustan Times  

Twitter on Saturday limited the number of posts users can read each day, with the move coming a day after the social media giant made it mandatory for people to log in to read tweets, or sign up with the microblogging platform to be able to do so. Elon Musk The limits, ‘temporary’ in nature, were announced by Elon Musk, …

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter announces read limits

The Hindu  

Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the site. Rate limits increasing soon to 8000 for verified, 800 for unverified & 400 for new unverified https://t.co/fuRcJLifTn — …

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets

The Hindu  

Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure". Musk has previously expressed displeasure at artificial intelligence firms like OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, using Twitter's data to train their large language models. In a letter addressed to Microsoft …

Twitter down for several users across world
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter down for several users across world

India Today  

Several people across the world complained that the micro-blogging site Twitter was not working for them on Saturday. According to Down Detector, a website that tracks online service disruptions, thousands of users visited the micro-blogging website to discuss their experiences after the global outage hit Twitter. As Twitter users continue to run into the 'Rate Limit exceeded' error message, Elon …

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Temporary measure’, says Elon Musk as Twitter makes logging in mandatory to view tweets

Hindustan Times  

In a sudden and unannounced update, Twitter has made it mandatory for people to log into their accounts to view tweets and user profiles. This also means that one must have an account on the microblogging website to view tweets, which, until now, could be seen without being logged in or having a profile on the social network. Users discovered …

Twitter Must Explain Why Hate Speech Is Prevalent On The Platform, Australian Commissioner Demands
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter Must Explain Why Hate Speech Is Prevalent On The Platform, Australian Commissioner Demands

ABP News  

An Australian cyber regulator has noticed that Twitter’s online hate has increased after the lifting of bans on approximately 62,000 Twitter accounts by owner Elon Musk. This move comes from eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, who is part of an ongoing campaign to hold Twitter accountable for its promise of free speech, made after Musk acquired the company for $44 …

Australia issues Elon Musk's Twitter with a 'please explain' notice over surge in online hate
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia issues Elon Musk's Twitter with a 'please explain' notice over surge in online hate

ABC  

Elon Musk's social media platform Twitter has been issued with a demand from Australian authorities for information on what it is doing to tackle online hate. Key points: Twitter will face fines of almost $700,000 every day that it does not comply with the demand for information on how it is tackling online hate Australia's eSafety Comissioner says there's been …

Column: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn’t miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn’t miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk

LA Times  

Last month, my bosses suggested I quit Twitter for a week. If fans like Gustavo Arellano are starting to doubt whether Twitter is worthwhile, it’s not a bright future for Elon Musk’s company. Forsaking Twitter didn’t win me back any extra time in my life, as my wife and bosses insisted would happen. I ultimately don’t spend that much time …

'Sorry': Elon Musk issues an apology for Twitter taking up much space on phones
1 year, 6 months ago

'Sorry': Elon Musk issues an apology for Twitter taking up much space on phones

India TV News  

Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday apologised to a user for his platform eating up extra space on smartphones. Musk also said that the platform will keep prioritising responses from followers, verified accounts, and unverified accounts in the coming weeks. Musk recently said that the technical "fiasco" during Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 US presidential election bid on Twitter …

Twitter's new update: Verified users to get early access to encrypted messaging | DETAILS
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter's new update: Verified users to get early access to encrypted messaging | DETAILS

India TV News  

Twitter: In yet another update to the social media giant Twitter, users now have early access to its encrypted messaging service. The tweet includes further information about the encrypted messages for the users with a message hinting towards the rollout for more users in the coming future. We're giving early access to Encrypted Direct Messages v1 to our verified users. …

Twitter followers may drop as Elon Musk set to remove inactive accounts
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter followers may drop as Elon Musk set to remove inactive accounts

Hindustan Times  

Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Musk has made account verification a part of Twitter's Blue subscription, Musk added that users on the micro-blogging platform could see a drop in follower count. Earlier this month, Musk "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's …

Twitter Blue Struggles To Retain Subscribers As Users Struggle To Find Value: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Blue Struggles To Retain Subscribers As Users Struggle To Find Value: Report

News 18  

The revamped Twitter Blue has been out for almost six months now—delivering blue checkmarks, an option to edit Tweets and a host of other benefits along with it. Now, while this is a far cry from what Elon Musk would have hoped for, out of the 1,50,000 early adopters of Twitter Blue, Twitter could only retain around 68,157 paying subscribers …

Elon Musk’s giving out Twitter Blue for free. Experts say this could mean legal trouble
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s giving out Twitter Blue for free. Experts say this could mean legal trouble

LA Times  

After a mass purge of legacy verified checkmarks, Elon Musk has been handing out Twitter Blue to high-profile users who haven’t paid for it. In the latest turn of Twitter’s blue check mark imbroglio, Elon Musk is giving the check for free to high-powered users — which could land him in legal hot water, some experts say. When Tesla founder …

Twitter Outage: Desktop Users Unable To Log In Across The Globe
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Outage: Desktop Users Unable To Log In Across The Globe

ABP News  

On Tuesday, Twitter users on desktop were globally logged out of their accounts after a bug hit the Elon Musk-owned microblogging platform. While the first reports came in at around 3:21pm EDT, it appears that the problem is being resolved in phases as more and more users are able to log into their desktop accounts without trouble. In March, Twitter …

Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter fulfilling more government censorship requests under Musk

Al Jazeera  

Twitter has complied at least partially with 98.8 percent of takedown requests under Elon Musk’s ownership, data shows. Taipei, Taiwan – Twitter complied at least partially with almost every government request to take down content after Elon Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, took over the platform, Twitter’s self-reported data shows. “As Twitter’s own previous reports and actions show, government …

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