Antitrust breach? 10 US states sue Google over advertisement deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Antitrust breach? 10 US states sue Google over advertisement deal

Al Jazeera  

Suit led by Texas accuses Google of illegal deal with Facebook to maintain chokehold on digital advertising market. Texas and nine other US states have sued Google, accusing it of working with Facebook Inc in an unlawful manner that violated antitrust law to boost its already-dominant online advertising business. The two companies compete heavily in internet “As internal Google documents reveal, Google sought to kill competition and has done so through an array of exclusionary tactics, including an unlawful agreement with Facebook, its largest potential competitive threat,” the lawsuit said. Free market In a video posted on Twitter, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said: “If the free market were a baseball game, Google positioned itself as the pitcher, the batter and the umpire.” Paxton, who faces allegations he abused the power of his office and committed bribery, also recently contested the results of the November 3 US presidential election in several battleground states. A Google spokeswoman said the company will defend itself from the Texas lawsuit’s “baseless claims in court”.

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Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance
2 months, 1 week ago

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance

The Hindu  

Google has failed to persuade a judge in California to throw out a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of monopolising the online search market. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in a ruling on Thursday said consumers can proceed for now with allegations that the Alphabet unit's business practices hampered the development of high-quality rival search engines. The lawsuit …

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog
2 months, 1 week ago

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog

The Hindu  

Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it's investigating Google's search ad business, adding to global scrutiny that the U.S. tech giant is facing. Using new powers to investigate competition in digital markets, the watchdog said it would determine whether Google should be given “strategic market status” that would require imposing remedies to change its behavior. Google said in a statement that …

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google

LA Times  

In its early days, the quirky tech startup known as Google adopted a visionary corporate credo: “Don’t be evil.” That later evolved into the motto: “Do the right thing,” reflecting the idealistic ambitions of the company’s founders that its technology could be a force for good. But more than two decades later, Google is confronting a starkly different view of …

Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case
3 months ago

Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case

The Hindu  

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser. Apple does not plan to build its own search engine to compete with Alphabet's Google, …

After the US, Canada's Competition Bureau wants to break up Google, to target ad business
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After the US, Canada's Competition Bureau wants to break up Google, to target ad business

Firstpost  

Canada’s Competition Bureau’s investigation alleges that Google favours its own tools in accessing online ad inventory, effectively sidelining competitors. The complaint also accuses the company of manipulating terms for customers to restrict their ability to work with rival platforms Google has denied the accusations, arguing that its advertising tools support a competitive marketplace. Image Credit: AFP Canada’s Competition Bureau has …

Canada sues google alleging anticompetitive practices in online ads
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada sues google alleging anticompetitive practices in online ads

Hindustan Times  

Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. A large Google logo is seen at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024 The Competition Bureau said …

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
Top News
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads

Live Mint  

Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau said that such action is necessary because an investigation into Google found that the company "unlawfully" tied together its ad …

Canada sues Google over anti-competitive practices in ad tech
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Canada sues Google over anti-competitive practices in ad tech

New Indian Express  

Canada's Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet Inc.'s Google alleging that the tech giant abused its dominance and engaged in anti-competitive methods. The case centres on online web The watchdog, in a statement, said Google used its ad tech tools to maintain a market supremacy and used this position to prefer its own tools, often blocking competitors. As per reports, Google …

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads

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 Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday …

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads
Top News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive practices in online ads

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Canada’s antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant’s online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty. The Competition Bureau said that such action is necessary because an investigation into Google found that the company “unlawfully” tied together …

Canada sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising
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4 months ago

Canada sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising

Al Jazeera  

The antitrust watchdog wants Google to sell two ad tech tools and is seeking a penalty as well. Canada’s Competition Bureau is suing Alphabet’s Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, the antitrust watchdog has said. The Competition Bureau, in a statement on Thursday, said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking an order that, among …

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department
4 months ago

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department

ABC  

The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, in seeking a second antitrust win against the company. "Google rigged the rules of the road," said DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum, who asked the judge to hold Google accountable for anti-competitive conduct and added Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist." In a separate …

Judge hears closing arguments on whether Google’s advertising tech constitutes a monopoly
4 months ago

Judge hears closing arguments on whether Google’s advertising tech constitutes a monopoly

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers. The Justice Department and Google made closing arguments Monday in a trial alleging Google’s advertising …

Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech
4 months, 1 week ago

Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials plan to take more shots at the tech industry before leaving office, in a race to cap four years of aggressive enforcement. “The government putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership," said Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs. The department’s antitrust division …

Court challenges to Google's search supremacy an 'existential threat' — so how could it be split up?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Court challenges to Google's search supremacy an 'existential threat' — so how could it be split up?

ABC  

Google's monopoly on search is clear. This deal saw Google pay Apple a slice of advertising revenue, in return for preloading its search engine as the exclusive default on Apple's Safari browser. The court ultimately ruled that Google had broke the law by "maintaining a monopoly" on search. "The result of that case is that it cleared a space for …

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats

Associated Press  

Google's financial performance remains strong despite challenges from AI and regulatory scrutiny. The company's profits and revenue increased due to its moneymaking machine powered by its search engine, but this is primarily attributed to the AI investments. The company is facing legal challenges from the US Department of Justice and Virginia state authorities regarding its search engine and digital advertising …

Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'
6 months ago

Sundar Pichai says antitrust trials may drag for years: ‘Really harms Google…'

Hindustan Times  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said it will take many years to resolve Google’s antitrust battles, implying that they do not pose an immediate threat to the company’s business. Where we think it really harms our ability to innovate on behalf of our users, we are going to be vigorous in defending ourselves.” Sundar Pichai indicated that Google's antitrust battles will …

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
6 months, 1 week ago

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

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 Google opened its defense against …

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
6 months, 1 week ago

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government. “The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years,” said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, …

Google wins challenge against 1.49 billion euro EU antitrust fine
6 months, 1 week ago

Google wins challenge against 1.49 billion euro EU antitrust fine

Live Mint  

Alphabet unit Google won its challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro antitrust fine imposed five years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising, a week after it lost a much bigger case. The European Commission in its 2019 decision said Google had abused its dominance to prevent websites from using brokers other than its AdSense platform that …

Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case
6 months, 1 week ago

Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case

Associated Press  

LONDON — Google won a court challenge on Wednesday against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business. The EU’s General Court said it was throwing out the 2019 penalty imposed by the European Commission, which is the 27-nation bloc’s top antitrust enforcer. The commission’s ruling applied to a narrow …

Google is back in court — this time over its digital advertising technology
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Google is back in court — this time over its digital advertising technology

NPR  

Google is back in court — this time over its digital advertising technology The Department of Justice says Google is monopolizing digital advertising technology, which website publishers depend on to buy and sell ads. A lawsuit accuses Google of monopolizing digital advertising, technology that website publishers depend on to buy and sell ads. A win for the Justice Department would …

Google faces antitrust lawsuit over its advertising technology
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Google faces antitrust lawsuit over its advertising technology

ABC  

One month after a judge declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is facing another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this time over its advertising technology. In her opening statement, Google lawyer Karen Dunn likened the government's case to a "time capsule with a Blackberry, an iPod and a Blockbuster video card". In …

US takes on Google in blockbuster antitrust trial to determine if tech firm holds unfair monopoly in online advertising
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US takes on Google in blockbuster antitrust trial to determine if tech firm holds unfair monopoly in online advertising

Daily Mail  

Google is back in court to answer accusations that it has cultivated an illegal monopoly on the lucrative digital ad market, marking the second attempt by the US government to possibly break up one of the most profitable companies in the world. The new antitrust case is being brought in the Eastern District of Virginia by the US Department of …

Google returns to court to face online advertising monopoly claims
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Google returns to court to face online advertising monopoly claims

LA Times  

A new lawsuit alleges Google’s dominance of online advertising goes too far. The antitrust case sets the stage for a potential breakup of Google’s advertising and search businesses or an unwinding of acquisitions that have been pivotal to the tech giant’s growth, legal experts say. Filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states, the lawsuit also …

‘Google’s behaviour anti-competitive, thwarting competition in digital ads'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Google’s behaviour anti-competitive, thwarting competition in digital ads'

Hindustan Times  

Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it's taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on both sides of the Atlantic over its “ad tech” business practices. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said that the U.S. company gives preference to its own services …

Google Might Have To Pay Over $100 Billion To Settle All The Lawsuits Filed Against It By Competitors & Advertisers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Might Have To Pay Over $100 Billion To Settle All The Lawsuits Filed Against It By Competitors & Advertisers

ABP News  

Google has been under a lot of heat recently, especially after a federal judge ruled that the tech giant is a monopolist. The ruling determined that Google leveraged its dominance in text advertising to set “supra-competitive prices,” or prices that exceed what would be typical in a competitive market, thereby securing “monopoly profits” on text ads, such as those displayed …

Yelp versus Google: An antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Yelp versus Google: An antitrust court fight plays out in San Francisco

LA Times  

For years, Yelp has complained about Google’s practices, alleging that the tech giant placed its own products above competitors in Google search results. “Google’s conduct has injured Yelp through lower traffic, reduced advertising revenues, raising Yelp’s own costs, and impaired network effects that come with fewer new and returning users,” Yelp said in its lawsuit. It comes weeks after a …

Google antitrust ruling: A judge said the company is a monopoly, in a blow to the tech industry.
55 years, 2 months ago

Google antitrust ruling: A judge said the company is a monopoly, in a blow to the tech industry.

Slate  

On Monday, a judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly on the markets for online search engines and text-based search advertising services. For more, here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest takeaways from Mehta’s long U.S. v. Google filing: Google Monopolized the Markets The decision found that Google was an effective monopolist in two specific markets, defined by the …

"Google is a monopolist": Judge sides with Biden administration, says tech giant broke antitrust law
7 months, 3 weeks ago

"Google is a monopolist": Judge sides with Biden administration, says tech giant broke antitrust law

Salon  

Google illegally monopolized online search by paying companies like Apple and AT&T to make Google the default search engine on their devices, a federal judge ruled in a landmark antitrust case on Monday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta is the one of the most significant rulings against a tech giant in the last two decades and …

Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge

LA Times  

In a major blow to Google, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the tech giant violated antitrust laws by illegally maintaining a monopoly on web searches. “As this process continues, we will remain focused on making products that people find helpful and easy to use.” Regulators alleged that Google maintained a monopoly on web searches by reaching agreements with …

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising
9 months, 1 week ago

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising

Live Mint  

By Jody Godoy - Alphabet's Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers' claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, denied Google's motion during a hearing, according to court records. Google had argued for a win without a trial, saying …

Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rather than jury will render verdict in upcoming antitrust trial

Associated Press  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge rather than a jury will decide whether Google violated federal antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema was a defeat for the Justice Department, which sought a jury trial when it filed the case last year in federal court in …

Google seeks non-jury trial in US ad tech lawsuit, filing says
10 months, 1 week ago

Google seeks non-jury trial in US ad tech lawsuit, filing says

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google in a court filing on Thursday is seeking a non-jury trial in the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit accusing the advertising and search giant of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. Google said the Justice Department's request for a jury trial breaks "with all historical precedent" and noted the department itself has said the technical nature might be …

Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
10 months, 1 week ago

Google wants judge, not jury, decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

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. The company argues in court papers filed Thursday that …

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
10 months, 1 week ago

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

Associated Press  

Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The company argues in court papers filed Thursday that it’s unprecedented for a jury to decide a federal antitrust case brought by the government. The right to a jury trial, based …

Google fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Google fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices

The Hindu  

Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant's business practices. The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, …

Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Google faces second day of closing arguments in US antitrust trial

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. government will lay out its antitrust case against Alphabet's Google on Friday in a second day of closing arguments focused on accusations that the online search leader broke the law to stay on top in search advertising. The largest US antitrust trial since regulators went after Microsoft a quarter century ago is set to resume with government and …

Google hit with $2.3 billion lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups
1 year ago

Google hit with $2.3 billion lawsuit by Axel Springer, other media groups

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that they had suffered losses due to the company's practices in digital advertising. "The media companies involved have incurred losses due to a less competitive market, which is a direct result of Google's misconduct," a statement issued by their lawyers …

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more
1 year, 1 month ago

Google to face antitrust trial over ad tech monopoly: Know-more

India TV News  

Google will face another antitrust trial in the United States, and this time it is over its ad tech policies in the nation. The lawsuit reads, “Google’s anti-competitive behaviour has raised barriers to entry to artificially high levels, forced key competitors to abandon the market for ad tech tools, dissuaded potential competitors from joining the market, and left Google’s few …

Google Antitrust Lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of using tons of illegal methods to push up ad prices
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Antitrust Lawsuit: US accuses tech giant of using tons of illegal methods to push up ad prices

Firstpost  

The US Justice Department has accused Google of manipulating online ad auctions, a multibillion-dollar industry dominated by Google. The tech giant artificially increased online advertising rates in an unjust manner, allegedly During a rare antitrust trial in Washington, a lawyer representing the US Justice Department questioned a Google executive on Wednesday regarding the tactics employed by the tech giant to …

U.S. sues Amazon for breaking antitrust law, harming consumers
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. sues Amazon for breaking antitrust law, harming consumers

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on September 26, charging the online retailer with harming consumers with higher prices in the latest U.S. government legal action aimed at breaking Big Tech’s dominance of the internet. Amazon said that the FTC lawsuit was wrongheaded and would hurt consumers by leading to higher prices and slower …

U.S. argues Google wants too much information kept secret in antitrust trial
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. argues Google wants too much information kept secret in antitrust trial

The Hindu  

The US Justice Department on Monday objected to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the issues at the heart of the antitrust trial under way in Washington. "This satisfies public interest because it's at the core of the DOJ case against Google," he said. And sometimes the redactions are …

US takes on Google: What to know about biggest antitrust trial in decades
1 year, 6 months ago

US takes on Google: What to know about biggest antitrust trial in decades

Al Jazeera  

Google has grabbed a 90 percent market share in search in the US in recent years, the government estimates. A blockbuster antitrust trial is underway in Washington, DC, where the United States Department of Justice and a coalition of state attorneys general have accused Alphabet’s Google of unlawfully abusing its dominance in the search engine market to maintain monopoly power. …

US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial
1 year, 6 months ago

US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial

The Hindu  

Google faces its biggest ever legal challenge in a Washington court on Tuesday, as it fends off accusations from the US government that it acted unlawfully to build its overwhelming dominance of online search. The trial is the biggest US antitrust case against a big tech company since the same department took on Microsoft more than two decades ago over …

Google reaches tentative settlement in U.S. Play Store lawsuit
1 year, 6 months ago

Google reaches tentative settlement in U.S. Play Store lawsuit

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday tentatively settled a class action suit alleging that its U.S. In the action brought by more than 30 U.S. states and representing 21 million consumers, the plaintiffs had claimed that consumers might have spent less on apps and had more options if it weren't for Google's alleged monopoly. Google is facing similar lawsuits which allege that …

Google makes emergency request to block Texas antitrust lawsuit move
1 year, 7 months ago

Google makes emergency request to block Texas antitrust lawsuit move

The Hindu  

Google asked a U.S. appeals court in New York on Tuesday to pause a decision to return an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state of Texas back to federal court in Texas. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in June granted the state's request to send the lawsuit back to federal court in Texas. After the lawsuit was filed in 2020, …

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
1 year, 7 months ago

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

The Hindu  

August 09, 2023 10:24 am | Updated 10:24 am IST A U.S. judge rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday said she could not find that users consented to letting Google collect information about what they viewed …

Judge allows key U.S. antitrust Google search claims to go to trial
1 year, 7 months ago

Judge allows key U.S. antitrust Google search claims to go to trial

The Hindu  

A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market let stand key claims made by the federal government. U.S. Judge Amit Mehta in Washington in a decision made public on Friday granted Google's request on some grounds but allowed the remainder of the claims to proceed to trial next …

Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say
1 year, 9 months ago

Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges Wednesday, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant’s main moneymaker. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive branch and top antitrust enforcer, said its preliminary view after an investigation is that “only the mandatory …

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