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Lydia Emmanouilidou

@lydiaemman.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist in Athens covering migration, tech, surveillance, breaking news. Bylines in NYT, NPR, BBC & more. Ex- foreign correspondent in Greece for BBC's x WGBH's The World radio programme lydiaemman.com

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Michel @micheljusten.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Clearview AI was fined €60 million in Europe in 2022 for illegally harvesting photos and personal data of millions. It has yet to pay a single euro. excited to have helped enable @lydiaemman.bsky.social's excellent investigation with Tarbell Grants! wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
#Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws. wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws.
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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Clearview "hasn’t just dodged the rules — it’s ignored the process entirely." Great reporting by @lydiaemman.bsky.social into the jurisdictional escape hatch that lets aggressive companies trading in biometrics escape EU law.
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Inkstick Media @inkstickmedia.com · 24/04/2025
This week's Critical State newsletter, ft. - Saree Makdisi at @thenation.com - Calum Farley & Rachel Goldwasser at @splcenter.org - @lydiaemman.bsky.social at @wearesolomon.bsky.social - @amnesty.org - @n311.bsky.social at Inkstick - Manuel Rueda at @prx.org
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Critical State: It’s Worse than the Red Scare, Actually
If you read just one thing this week … Trump’s war on Palestine solidarity.
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
1/ Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws. New investigation by @lydiaemman.bsky.social in collaboration with @irpimedia.eu wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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How A Shady US AI Company Dodged Fines and Defied Regulators Across Europe
Clearview AI’s saga in Europe underscores the clash between international tech firms and supposedly robust EU privacy laws. Clearview’s refusal to pay fines and its claim of being outside EU jurisdict...
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Luděk Stavinoha @stavinoha.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
For months, frontline EU staff deployed in refugee camps in Greece have been filing internal reports about the systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children. In our @wearesolomon.bsky.social investigation, we reveal the scale of the disastrous conditions. wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
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Lorenz Naegeli @lonaeg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Mit @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social und @oabdullah.bsky.social recherchierte ich zu den Zuständen in der «Safe Area» für minderjährige Geflüchtete auf #Samos. Doch die sind alles andere als «safe»: Die von der Schweiz mitfinanzierten Zentren verstossen gegen Grundrechte der Bewohner:innen! Thread ⬇️
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May Bulman @maybulman.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Unaccompanied children are being neglected in filthy, severely overcrowded conditions in one of Greece's 'model' camps First-time visuals, FOI docs & insider testimony reveal systematic mistreatment in the EU-funded facility in Samos, which is seen as a blueprint for the EU’s new pact on migration
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corina-petridi.bsky.social @corina-petridi.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Our latest investigation into living conditions in Greece's 'model camps' @lydiaemman.bsky.social @stavinoha.bsky.social @malichudis.bsky.social @supergalactica.bsky.social @maybulman.bsky.social
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
💥A new investigation by Solomon and media partners reveals systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trapped in dire conditions in Greek camps. The EU and the Greek government are aware. wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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RSA - Refugee Support Aegean @rsaegean.org · 31/03/2025
“EU-funded #camps on the Greek islands fall far short of the very minimum living standards protected by human rights law, as recalled yet again by the @echr.coe.int,” - Minos Mouzourakis, lawyer at RSA @wearesolomon.bsky.social wearesolomon.com/mag/focus-ar...
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Unaccompanied Children Sleep on the Floor in Shifts in Greece’s 'Model Camps'. The EU Is Aware.
Internal EU documents obtained through freedom of information requests and visual evidence from rights organizations on the ground, reveal systemic neglect of hundreds of unaccompanied children trappe...
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
💥Νέα έρευνα του Solomon και συνεργατών αποκαλύπτει εξευτελιστικές και επικίνδυνες συνθήκες διαβίωσης στις Κλειστές Ελεγχόμενες Δομές (ΚΕΔ) στα νησιά. Η Ευρώπη και η ελληνική κυβέρνηση γνωρίζουν. wearesolomon.com/el/mag/thema...
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Bruno Tersago @brunotersago.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
It doesn’t help that two years on, a trial has yet to even begin amid constant delays in the investigation. Greeks have lost trust in their country’s judicial system, the surveys say, while the government denies any wrongdoing. www.politico.eu/article/gree...
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Greece gripped by massive strikes as suspicion and anger boil over
On the two-year anniversary of a train crash that killed 57 people, national protests reflect despair over its handling.
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
For @npr.org I covered today's general strike and mass protests in Greece & internationally as outrage over the 2023 #Tempi train crash, Greece’s deadliest, has reached a tipping point. Here's why more than 70% of Greeks suspect a government cover-up: www.npr.org/2025/02/27/g...
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2 years after Greece's deadliest train crash, victims and families await answers
On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger train and freight train collided, leaving 57 dead. New evidence suggests many may not have been killed by the crash itself, but by a fire that followed.
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corina-petridi.bsky.social @corina-petridi.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
During his visit, the Commissioner focused on the tragic Pylos shipwreck of June 2023. The Commissioner, who liaises closely with the Ombudsman, notes his important findings and encourages the authorities to take resolute action to ensure appropriate criminal and disciplinary accountability.
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Greece: the Commissioner calls for accountability for human rights violations committed at the borders and intensified efforts to honour the human rights of Roma
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Nektaria Stamouli @nstamouli.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Charge Greek coastguard officers over deadly shipwreck, says ombudsman www.politico.eu/article/gree...
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Charge Greek coastguard officers over deadly shipwreck, says ombudsman
Investigation finds “series of serious and reprehensible omissions” in search and rescue duties.
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
An inquiry by the Greek Ombudsman into the 2023 Pylos shipwreck reveals “serious and reprehensible omissions” by senior Greek coast guard officers during the search & rescue operation & “clear indications of culpability” under criminal law for 8 senior officers www.ekathimerini.com/news/1260535...
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Ombudsman finds ‘reprehensible omissions’ in coast guard’s handling of Pylos shipwreck | eKathimerini.com
An inquiry by the Greek Ombudsman into the June 2023 Pylos shipwreck that claimed the lives of over 500 migrants has revealed a “a series of serious and reprehensible omissions in the search and rescu...
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Really looking forward to this two-part documentary, which I had the privilege of contributing to through research and reporting. Part I premiers on Al Jazeera on January 30—don’t miss it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtxs...
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The Palestine Laboratory documentary episode 1 trailer
YouTube video by Antony Loewenstein
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Daphne Papadopoulou @daphnenews.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
In one of the largest demonstrations in recent years in Athens, tens of thousands of people gathered at Syntagma Square on Sunday to demand justice for the 2023 Tempe train disaster, joined by 97 cities across Greece and 13 cities around the world. #Τεμπη www.ekathimerini.com/politics/125...
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Thousands gather in Greece’s cities to call for justice in Tempe disaster | eKathimerini.com
In one of the largest demonstrations in recent years at Syntagma Square in Athens, tens of thousands of people gathered on Sunday to demand justice for the Tempi disaster, joined by 97 cities across G...
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Massive demo outside Greek parliament today as public outrage reignites over country’s deadliest train crash New details have emerged about the 2023 #Tempi tragedy, including reports that cargo train involved in collision was carrying flammable materials Catch my coverage on @npr.org newscast
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The report by NGOs @ihaverights.bsky.social and Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) details apparent privacy violations and questionable data practices that underscore growing concerns over the role of technology in migration management Read here: ihaverights.eu/samos-border...
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Press release: NGOs on Samos uncover a covert operation against asylum seekers and the invasive use of technology in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre
Hot off the heels of being condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for systemic pushbacks, Greece is also violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena.  21 January 2025, Samos,...
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
New report details how asylum seekers in Greece's EU-funded refugee camps are subjected to invasive phone confiscations & legally dubious AI surveillance systems Findings include two Israeli defense-linked firms involved in surveillance at Greek camps www.computerweekly.com/news/3666182...
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Greek authorities subject refugees to invasive surveillance | Computer Weekly
Greek border authorities are subjecting asylum seekers to invasive phone confiscations and artificial intelligence-powered surveillance, in another potential violation of European data protection laws
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Louise Matsakis @lmatsakis.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
For the first time in internet history, the US has officially blocked a global social media platform, joining the ranks of authoritarian regimes like China and Russia www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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TikTok Is Unavailable in the US—and Gone From the App Stores
After President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on President-elect Trump.
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Patrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com · 19/12/2024
Another important investigation reveals that Greek authorities knew the 9 Egyptians they arrested after the deadly Pylos shipwreck were not the real smugglers By: @lydiaemman.bsky.social, @malichudis.bsky.social, Corina Petridi & Samh Labudi www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
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Greece jailed “Pylos 9” despite knowing they were innocent as Egypt prosecuted the real smugglers
The Greek authorities knew from Egyptian officials that the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.
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Patrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com · 19/12/2024
There has been a lot of great journalism on migration and borders recently. I want to highlight some pieces I especially found valuable in a small thread. First up: "The Reunited" by @psfrench.bsky.social at @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/online/2024/...
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The Reunited | Piper French
When I first spoke to David about the day US government agents took his son Arbi from him, the presidential elections felt a long way off. It was 2022
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
#THREAD: An investigation by Solomon and ARIJ, in collaboration with @newhumanitarian.bsky.social, El País, and TAZ, uncovers evidence that Greek authorities knew the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.‼️ www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
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Greece jailed “Pylos 9” despite knowing they were innocent as Egypt prosecuted the real smugglers
The Greek authorities knew from Egyptian officials that the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Evidence clearing the "Pylos 9" was in Greece’s hands: witness statements, legal documents from Egypt & more. Yet survivors of one of Europe’s deadliest shipwrecks were wrongfully jailed for a year. The latest installment of our cross-border investigation: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...
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Greece jailed “Pylos 9” despite knowing they were innocent as Egypt prosecuted the real smugglers
The Greek authorities knew from Egyptian officials that the “Pylos 9” were not part of a smuggling network – yet these men spent a year behind bars.
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
💥#ΕΡΕΥΝΑ: Στο δεύτερο μέρος της κοινής έρευνας Solomon, ARIJ, @elpais.com, @taz.de, περιγράφεται με πρωτοφανή λεπτομέρεια η δομή και η λειτουργία του κυκλώματος πίσω από το φονικό ναυάγιο της Πύλου. @malichudis.bsky.social, Κορίνα Πετρίδη, @lydiaemman.bsky.social wearesolomon.com/el/mag/thema...
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Ναυάγιο της Πύλου: Πώς δούλεψε το κύκλωμα διακίνησης
Στο δεύτερο μέρος της κοινής έρευνας Solomon, ARIJ, El País, TAZ και The New Humanitarian περιγράφεται με πρωτοφανή λεπτομέρεια η δομή και η λειτουργία του κυκλώματος πίσω από το φονικό ναυάγιο της Πύ...
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Solomon @wearesolomon.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#NEW: An international investigation led by Solomon and ARIJ reveals Greek authorities had evidence identifying the true smugglers behind one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks, yet they wrongly imprisoned nine survivors instead. #Pylos #shipwreck wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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Pylos Shipwreck: Greece knew the real smugglers
Solomon's investigation–conducted in collaboration with the Spanish newspaper El País, the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, the Arab investigative journalism network ARIJ, and The New Humanitarian–r...
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Franziska Grillmeier @grillmeier.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The power of cross-border investigations: "Solomon's investigation–conducted with various media outlets–reveals that Egypt informed the Greek authorities that the 9 survivors of the #Pylos shipwreck were not smugglers. Yet, the men stayed behind bars for a year. wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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Pylos Shipwreck: Greece knew the real smugglers
Solomon's investigation–conducted in collaboration with the Spanish newspaper El País, the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, the Arab investigative journalism network ARIJ, and The New Humanitarian–r...
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Evidence clearing the "Pylos 9" was in Greece’s hands: witness statements, legal documents from Egypt, and more. Yet survivors of Europe’s deadliest shipwreck in years were wrongfully jailed for a year. Our latest w/ @wearesolomon.bsky.social, @elpais.com & partners elpais.com/internaciona...
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Grecia mantuvo en prisión a nueve inocentes del naufragio de 2023 en el Jónico, pese a saber que Egipto había juzgado a los responsables
Las autoridades de El Cairo determinaron que los supervivientes encarcelados durante un año eran simples pasajeros y no formaban parte de la red de contrabandistas
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Hibai Arbide Aza @hibai.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Hoy, con Samh Labudi, @malichudis.bsky.social @lydiaemman.bsky.social, Corina Petridi y otras colegas, publico una investigación que demuestra que Grecia mantuvo en prisión a 9 inocentes sabiendo que lo eran, para tapar la propia responsabilidad en el naufragio del Jónico elpais.com/internaciona...
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Grecia mantuvo en prisión a nueve inocentes del naufragio de 2023 en el Jónico, pese a saber que Egipto había juzgado a los responsables
Las autoridades de El Cairo determinaron que los supervivientes encarcelados durante un año eran simples pasajeros y no formaban parte de la red de contrabandistas
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This isn't just a story about injustice against the "Pylos 9"—it's about systemic failures in how Greece & the EU handle migration and criminalize survivors. elpais.com/internaciona...
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Grecia mantuvo en prisión a nueve inocentes del naufragio de 2023 en el Jónico, pese a saber que Egipto había juzgado a los responsables
Las autoridades de El Cairo determinaron que los supervivientes encarcelados durante un año eran simples pasajeros y no formaban parte de la red de contrabandistas
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Our investigation highlights a troubling contradiction: While Greece publicly praised its collaboration w Egypt to fight smuggling, it ignored key 🇪🇬 findings and appears to have withheld critical information requested for the investigation--despite a 1986 judicial cooperation agreement between 🇬🇷-🇪🇬
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
The evidence reveals that as early as July 2023, one month after the Pylos shipwreck, Greece was aware that Egypt had cleared the "Pylos 9". Egyptian authorities concluded that the nine were not part of a smuggling ring but rather passengers recruited for the trip under false pretenses.
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We obtained & reviewed 700+ pages of internal Egyptian government documents, including files from the Public Prosecution Office & Ministries of Foreign Affairs & Interior. These documents make up the complete dossier of the Egyptian authorities' investigation into one of the Pylos smuggling rings
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Lydia Emmanouilidou @lydiaemman.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Greek authorities had solid evidence exonerating nine Pylos shipwreck survivors accused of smuggling. Egypt even named the real culprits & shared its findings w GR. Yet the "Pylos 9" were imprisoned for ~a year. Our investigation w Solomon, EL PAIS & other partners wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
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Pylos Shipwreck: Greece knew the real smugglers
Solomon's investigation–conducted in collaboration with the Spanish newspaper El País, the German newspaper Die Tageszeitung, the Arab investigative journalism network ARIJ, and The New Humanitarian–r...
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