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EDMO Ireland is a hub of the European Digital Media Observatory. It is composed of the DCU FuJo Institute, TheJournal FactCheck, and NewsWhip. More info here: edmohub.ie

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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How do we defend democracy in the digital age? At Ireland’s Cyber Security Summit 2026, Dr Eileen Culloty joined a panel on digital sovereignty, cybersecurity and election integrity. Key message: work on disinformation needs plain language and transparent methods to be understood and scrutinised.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dr Eileen Culloty from EDMO Ireland is one of the trainers for the EDMO training session Media Literacy by Design: Practical Approaches for Platforms and Users. Can We Do Better? The session will be held online on 7 October 2026, 14:00-16:00 CEST. Register here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📢 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧! 🎨 This session moves from the concept of #medialiteracy as an educational practice to its implementation as a #design layer within digital products and platform infrastructures. 1/2
EDMO Training on Media Literacy by Design: Practical Approaches for Platforms and Users. Can We Do Better?
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
1/4 🧵 What if we actually enforced the EU Digital Services Act? @aidanobrien.bsky.social from EDMO Ireland explored this question at the EDMO BELUX 2.0: Countering Disinformation, Raising Democratic Resilience conference, held at the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies on 7 September.
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DCU FuJo @fujomedia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If you're an Irish journalist, this 15-min survey will provide evidence to build better structural supports for media workers. A collaboration between Dr Anne O' Brien @maynoothuniversity.ie and @shineonlineie.bsky.social Take the survey 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/maynoothun...
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Mental Health and Irish Journalism Survey 2026 - Online Surveys | Online surveys
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, Online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 26/08/2026
Online platforms did not remove disinformation posts during 2025 presidential election
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Online platforms did not remove disinformation posts during 2025 presidential election
Researchers flagged 85 social media posts as electoral disinformation, and 13 as online harassment
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 26/08/2026
“During meetings, platform representatives often appeared unfamiliar with the context of the unfolding election,” the report on misinformation in Ireland reads. “Many were unable to articulate the rationale for content-moderation decisions.” jrnl.ie/7139970
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Meta, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn didn't act on 77% of misinformation reported during Áras race
No action was taken on about 87% of non-AI election-related disinformation.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📄 NEW REPORT: Did tech companies act to protect Ireland's 2025 election? Overall, our evidence shows that responses were slow, inconsistent, and deeply uneven across platforms, with only 13 of 85 electoral disinformation cases addressed. Full report available 👇 edmohub.ie/index.php/ne...
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New report examines if tech companies acted to protect Ireland's 2025 presidential election
EDMO Ireland has published the report Are Tech Companies Meeting Obligations to Protect Democratic Elections? Evidence from Ireland’s Presidential Election, authored by Aidan O'Brien and Dr Eileen Cul...
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
While algorithms reward dangerous content, regulations focus on enforcing community guidelines instead of punishing harmful design choices. Key read by @lizcarolan.com for anyone tracking platform liability: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms
Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Dr Eileen Culloty from @fujomedia.bsky.social and EDMO Ireland has spoken to RTÉ News about a new report on crime and security journalism in Ireland. She said Ireland needs a bigger culture of transparency on police information. 📰 Check this out: www.rte.ie/news/2026/08...
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Journalists allege Garda surveillance over sources
Journalists on both sides of the border have reported being put under police surveillance as authorities sought to identify confidential sources.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
@aidanobrien.bsky.social of EDMO Ireland joined Liveline to discuss social media and car theft videos. While not the cause, he noted that social media can reinforce harmful behaviour, and that platforms still have gaps in enforcing their own rules. Listen: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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Liveline - 17 August 2026
Kieran Cuddihy takes your calls Monday to Friday from 1.45pm on Liveline, getting to the heart of the discussions that truly matter to the people of Ireland.
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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
In the wake of recent fuel protests, a more silent and systemic threat has emerged. @aidanobrien.bsky.social, an analyst at @edmoireland.bsky.social at DCU, has uncovered a sophisticated "disinformation economy" surrounding the events. Read more via @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/3OCJ6K2
Photo by Arkadiusz Warguła on iStock
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
On January 14, Dr Eileen Culloty, Co-director of EDMO Ireland spoke in front of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) committee on Arts, Media, & Communications, on the subject of Media Literacy and Platform Regulatory enforcement. Watch the full session here. www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...
DR. EILEEN CULLOTY
Co-Chair of Media Literacy Ireland
Media Literacy Ireland
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COMMITTEE meeting on Regulation of online platforms and supports to improve online safety and participation
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Dr Eileen Culloty (not pictured) was on RTÉ radio earlier this week discussing the democratic risks of hollowing out RTÉ's public service capacity.
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RTÉ executives to be questioned on governance, financial stability and long-term plans at Oireachtas
Dr Eileen Culloty, Associate Professor at DCU School of Communications, discusses a call by Irish media academics for greater debate on the role of public service broadcasting.
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UCD Centre for Digital Policy @ucddigitalpolicy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
With Ireland's presidential election fast approaching, and election interference and disinformation spreading, PhD Jennifer Waters and collaborators have created an online resources on how to spot and report illegal election interference Please share widely sites.google.com/view/electio...
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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Over half of McGregor's presidential campaign posts on X filled with false claims and threats. A report from @edmoireland.bsky.social and DCU has found that his rhetoric, amplified by Elon Musk, normalised misinformation during his bid. Read more in @thejournal.ie: launch.dcu.ie/46nUi2j
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
EDMO Ireland have released their review of Conor MCGregor's Online campaign for #Aras25. McGregor's post about his Presidential ambitions included extremist rhetoric, conspiratoral framings, political disinformation which X/Twitter's fact checking system has failed to effectively intervene.
Conor McGregor’s short-lived presidential campaign spread misinformation, personal attacks, and extremist rhetoric to a global audience, according to a new report from EDMO Ireland.

The study, From Free Speech to Violent Rhetoric: Elon Musk’s X as a Threat to Electoral Integrity, examined 127 posts from McGregor’s X (formerly Twitter) account between January and September 2025. It found that:

    58% of posts contained false claims about the Irish presidency, constitution, or history.
    28% included ethnonationalist rhetoric, while others attacked government figures as “traitors” or enemies of the people.
    At least six posts implied political violence, targeting migrants and public officials.
    Platform safeguards failed: 23 posts attracted suggested fact-checks from X’s Community Notes, but none were activated.

The report highlights the role of Elon Musk, owner of X, who endorsed McGregor’s candidacy, engaged with his posts, and amplified misinformation about the Irish election process to his 226 million followe
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
On Tuesday EDMO Ireland travelled to the beauitful DeValera library in Ennis, Co Clare to give a talk for #WorldMediaLiteracyWeek. We will be hosting further media literacy workshops over the next few weeks, ahead of #Aras25, the Irish Presidential Elections on October 24th!
Slide for world media literacy week presentation. EDMO logoA very pretty librarya beautiful library
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
With the date for #Aras25 set, and the candidates lining nominations, we'd advise everyone to subscribe to our partner organisation's @thejournal.ie FactCheck newsletter. This month they're looking at some of the fringe candidates, and a look back at previous Irish Presidental elections.
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FactCheck: Sign up to The Journal's monthly newsletter about misinformation trends
See how we’re fighting back with quality information every month – and what’s happening in the wider world of disinformation.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
In our increasingly polarised political landscape EDMO Ireland's Professor Eileen Culltoy, and her colleague Dr David Farrell argue that the solution lies in grassroots democratic outreach and more substantive citizen engagement in our political processes.
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Opinion: As the presidential race begins, ordinary citizens must speak up for democratic principles
External funding, smear campaigns and bots have become familiar features of elections elsewhere
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Meta's recent announcement that it will follow Google's decision and ban political advertising on its platforms comes with significant implications for free speech and democracy in Europe. Sam Jefferies from @whotargets.me explores the problem and offers some solutions for EU policy makers.
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How (and why) to fix political ads in the EU
Meta follows Google (and TikTok and Microsoft) and leaves the EU political advertising market. The damage will be significant.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Professor Eileen Culloty from EDMO Ireland sat down with The @dublininquirer.com's @shamimmalekmian.bsky.social to discuss how a provocative headlines can often negatively impact even a well written story, and look to how the media can and must do better.
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Rising above a provocative headline, a woman asks the press to frame immigration stories with care
“I don’t want my story or the way my headline was written and the backlash it got to be a prime example for immigrants to not tell their stories,” says Sumyrah Khan.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
A vicious attack on an India worker in Dublin last week has shone a light on how online disinformation is fuelling a wave violence againsit India migrants in Ireland. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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‘He kept saying: what wrong have I done? Why me?’ An Indian man is left stripped and bloodied on an Irish street
An apparently racially motivated attack in Tallaght has caused ‘outrage, fear and concern’ among the Indian community in Ireland. But it was not an isolated incident
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
@edmo-eu.bsky.social 's best of fact checking map for July is out now. Claims that the Chinese 3 forges damn has "altered the earth's rotation" refuted by NASA. Matroska propaganda campaign targetting Moldova. And Hilary Clinton did not endorse Conor McGregor's bid for the Irish Presidency.
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Best of Fact-checking Map – July 25′ – EDMO
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
As the Irish Presidental Election gets into gear, EDMO Ireland's fact checking partners at The Journal (@TJ_FactCheck) examines some of the claims surrounding the two announced candidates. thejournal.ie/factcheck/ne...
 FactFind: What happened when Mairead McGuinness voted against EU refugee rescue missions in 2019?
McGuinness and her fellow Fine Gael MEPs faced heavy criticism from opposition politicians at the time.  FactFind: What do we know about Catherine Connolly's visit to Syria in 2018?
Connolly says she did not “utter one word of support for Assad.”
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Childhood vaccination rates in Ireland remain below pre pandemic levels, with the fall in vaccination rates linked to the rise of online disinformation and misinformation about vaccine safety according to Professor Anne Moore from UCC. Read more here....
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Childhood vaccination rates below pre-pandemic levels
Childhood vaccination rates across Ireland remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The June monthly fact check briefing by @edmo-eu.bsky.social is out! This month's main story; an unprecedented rise of AI generated disinformation about the war between Israel and Iran. With disinformation utilising AI generated images, videos, and articles contributing to the "fog of war".
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Monthly fact-checking brief no. 49 is out – EDMO
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
EDMO Ireland were delighted to contribute to the Council of Europe's workshop on Countering Disinformation last week in Paris. Dr Culloty provided insight into a draft strategic document on counter disinformation and promoting information integrity. #EUPolicy #InternetPolicy #CounterDisinformation
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EDMO Ireland Contributes to Council of Europe Workshop on Countering Disinformation
On 04 July, Dr Eileen Culloty was invited to participate in an expert workshop at the Council of Europe. The workshop provided specialist insight into a draft strategic document on countering disinfor...
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Our partners at TheJournal report on plans for factchecking under the EU's Democracy Shield. Factcheckers will play “a crucial role in verifying information and countering disinformation”. www.thejournal.ie/michael-mcgr...
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Role of influencers to be considered under EU's 'democracy shield' plans
McGrath says a network of European fact-checkers is being established.
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Based on 1.5k factchecks across the EU, the EDMO #factchecking brief identifies the stories with the most traction across the continent and within countries
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
As part of a DCU in the Community series, Eileen Culloty delivered a #BeOnlineSmart talk in Ballymun library. Participants took home their EDMO postcards and talked about the attention economy, platform design & online advertising. Visit edmo.eu/beonlinesmar...
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Interesting report - by @alliance4europe.bsky.social - reveals that Big Tech platforms fail to uphold EU sanctions on Russian and Belarussian propaganda actors. They are "sanctioned by thriving". alliance4europe.eu/sanctioned-b...
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Researcher access to data is essential to understand online platforms. The EU is deciding how to support that. Read the joint submission by the UCD Centre for Digital Policy and DCU FuJo (EDMO Ireland coordinator) here edmohub.ie/index.php/jo...
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Joint submission on researcher access to platform data
DCU FuJo and the UCD Centre for Digital Policy have made a joint submission to the Public Consultation on the draft delegated act (article 40) on access to online platform data for vetted researchers ...
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European Digital Media Observatory @edmo-eu.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
How is EDMO governed? Who serves on the Executive Board and Advisory Council? What are the mandates of each body? Get to know us better at edmo.eu/about-us/edmoeu-governance/ and find our events on our public calendar – such as last week's EB meeting under an inspiring blue sky in Florence... 👋🏼🦋
In-Person Meeting of the EDMO Executive Board | Florence, 4 December 2024
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Aoife Barry reviews the media dynamics of #GE24 for EDMO Ireland & FuJoMedia. This week it's attack ads, milking media appearances, and organic TikToks. Read here: edmohub.ie/index.php/ge...
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#GE24 Media Dynamics: attack ads, milking media appearances, and organic TikToks
Aoife Barry reviews the media dynamics of GE24 for EDMO Ireland and FuJo.While ‘attack ads’ have been a feature of American life since the 1960s (we can thank some of the era’s pioneering a
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Má tá tuairisc nuachta craolta ó fhoinse amháin nó ar mheán amháin, b’fhéidir nach an scéal ar fad atá i gceist. Cur ceist ort féin – cé a scríobh é seo, cén fáth agus conas ar tháinig tú air? #BeElectionSmart #GE24
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Nicky Ryan @nickyryan.ie · 21/11/2024
A busy day of podcasting First up, The Explainer with @laurabyrne.bsky.social and @donnachadcu.bsky.social Then, The Candidate with @christinebohan.bsky.social @janematthews1.bsky.social @muirisocearbhaill.bsky.social and Christina ‘Not Here Yet’ Finn Listen now ✨ wherever you get your podcasts ✨
Image of podcast player with the title: “The Explainer: Are we about to see a further escalation in the Ukraine war?” Image of a podcast player with the title ‘The Candidate: This election was supposed to be a disaster for Sinn Féin’
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Congratulations to Ricardo! The second recipient of the MLI Special Recognition Award goes to someone who has made a particularly significant contribution to MLI in the last year. Congratulations Dr. Ricardo Castellini da Silva 🏆✨🎉 #MLIAwards2024
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Dr Shane Murphy examines the National Alliance, an electoral pact designed to avoid vote splitting among right-wing and anti-immigrant candidates for #GE24. edmohub.ie/index.php/th...
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#GE24: The National Alliance
Dr Shane Murphy examines the campaign dynamics of right-wing and anti-immigrant candidates.June’s local elections were largely successful for the Irish far right with six anti-immigration candi
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Be Election Smart for #GE24 When you read multiple accounts of the same story, you can identify patterns in what is included or omitted. For instance, a political event might be framed positively by one outlet and negatively by another. Read more: edmohub.ie/index.php/ge...
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EDMO Ireland @edmoireland.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Doctored images, dodgy claims, and stage management. Aoife Barry reviews the media dynamics of #GE24 for @edmoireland.bsky.social and @fujomedia.bsky.social Read her analysis here:https://edmohub.ie/index.php/ge24-media-dynamics-doctored-images-dodgy-claims-and-stage-management/
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