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I made a thing. I hope you like it (feel free to share)
secondpress.club
here's why I made it (aside from just for the fun!)
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SecondPress ā Turn your Spotify playlist into a record collection
Paste any Spotify playlist and we'll check every album for CD and vinyl availability, with links to buy from many retailers.
https://SecondPress.club
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#SMARTDATA #CONSENT #PURPOSE #DISCUSS Should the default access duration be capped at 24h for consent given under economic pressure? Especially in non-lending contexts (e.g. housing) where data access can 'inadvertently' create ongoing surveillance (e.g. should be a one-time check for a landlord).
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"NHS England is hurriedly withdrawing all the software it has written from public view because of the perceived risk of hacking [from AI]"
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2524962-nhs-england-rushes-to-hide-software-over-ai-hacking-fears
An open letter to keep it open
https://keepthingsopen.com
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2524962-nhs-england-rushes-to-hide-software-over-ai-hacking-fears
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2524962-nhs-england-rushes-to-hide-software-over-ai-hacking-fears
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The Netherlands launches self-hosted GitHub alternative. The goal is to become a full-fledged alternative to GitHub and GitLab, as the government recognises an increasing need for digital sovereignty.
https://cybernews.com/security/netherlands-self-hosted-github-alternative/
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5 days ago
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Donāt let the mediocre be the enemy of the good
https://agentgav.medium.com/dont-let-the-mediocre-be-the-enemy-of-the-good-c9fa71815b69
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5 days ago
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o/h "enslickification" = the antidote to enshittification
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Data is everywhere, just not where we need it
https://agentgav.medium.com/data-is-everywhere-just-not-where-we-need-it-46a5da7c33fa
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today in 'we're not ready' 28,000 HMRC staffers just got an AI copilot...now heading into āOfficial Sensitiveā work. I 'look forward' to the headlines over the next 12 months when...
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/hmrc_hands_28000_staff_ai/
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UK tax authority hands 28,000 staff an AI copilot
: Microsoft Copilot now heading into āOfficial Sensitiveā work after winning back just 26 minutes a day in a trial
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/hmrc_hands_28000_staff_ai/
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Why Net Zero is impossible without Smart Data
https://agentgav.medium.com/why-net-zero-is-impossible-without-smart-data-03a9cc3863b8
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Today in 'we're not ready' Where one developer's AI coding impact is equivalent to a UK citizen's annual footprint.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bgamazay_according-to-the-ceo-of-nvidia-engineers-activity-7454529889153658880-xkSj
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According to the CEO of NVIDIA, engineers should be spending >$250k annually on AI coding. By my estimates, that translates to 7-11 tons of CO2e. Compared to the global average individual carbon⦠| Boris Gamazaychikov | 14 comments
According to the CEO of NVIDIA, engineers should be spending >$250k annually on AI coding. By my estimates, that translates to 7-11 tons of CO2e. Compared to the global average individual carbon footprint (6.6 tCO2e/year), the upper end would raise someoneās footprint 2.7x. That amount of AI coding might seem unrealistic, but Jensen is influential in shaping the industry, and some businesses are already using leaderboards and incentives to encourage more AI usage. In the face of such massive usage, there
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bgamazay_according-to-the-ceo-of-nvidia-engineers-activity-7454529889153658880-xkSj
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Data infrastructure as economic power
https://agentgav.medium.com/data-infrastructure-as-economic-power-7a9753345e57
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Hello bsky friends. I'm experimenting with a new thing in my 'spare' time. If you'd like to be an early adopter/tester, ping me https://dgen.net/0/2026/04/26/broadside/
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Energy sector disruption from 'outside' the sector now accelerating This just in from Startup Coalition. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charliemercer_uk-startups-are-building-the-energy-revolution-activity-7454544931316039680--dkO
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ā”š UK startups are building the energy revolution we need. Government policy is slowing them down. Here's why we careš Today I wrote on our substack on why Startup Coalition is about to dive⦠| Charlie Mercer
ā”š UK startups are building the energy revolution we need. Government policy is slowing them down. Here
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charliemercer_uk-startups-are-building-the-energy-revolution-activity-7454544931316039680--dkO
9 days ago
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today in both 'we're not ready' and 'say what the... now'? "Prego partnered with StoryCorps to help families sit down together and capture the moments that happen naturally over a meal" >>> Please read Bob Shaw's "Other days other eyes" https://www.campbells.com/prego/the-connection-keeper/
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Prego Connection Keeper | PregoĀ® Sauces & Recipes
The moments that matter most often get lost. PregoĀ® is helping families keep them.
https://www.campbells.com/prego/the-connection-keeper/
9 days ago
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ā Broadside: write once, post many, keep everything Another small experiment, ping me if you'd like to join as an alpha-tester? https://dgen.net/0/2026/04/26/broadside
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Today in 'we're not ready': Only out by a factor of 100? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
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Officials hugely underestimated impact of AI datacentres on UK carbon emissions
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/24/officials-hugely-underestimated-impact-of-ai-datacentres-on-uk-carbon-emissions
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today in "we're not ready": a perfect story on risk and governance. "You can revoke someoneās access to a document. You cannot revoke the AI-generated summary of that document sitting in a knowledge base three systems away." https://gothburz.substack.com/p/we-removed-the-immune-system
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We Removed the Immune System
Amazon built an AI system to find all its other AI systems. It found 247. It did not find itself. The governance process generates the metric it was designed to reduce. That's the job.
https://gothburz.substack.com/p/we-removed-the-immune-system
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"The French government has confirmed that its database used to secure identity documents has been breached, exposing around 19 million records containing passport, national ID card, and driverās license data" https://cybernews.com/security/ants-hack-france-19-million-records-id-agency-breach
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14 days ago
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Overheard: Icebreaking is "cat herding as a service" Seems quite accurate to me.
20 days ago
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Thames Environment Fund Environmental Improvement Programme: £100,000 available Local Environment Champions: £50,000 available Tidal Tributaries Stewardship Fund: £25,000 available https://pla.co.uk/thames-environment-fund
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Thames Environment Fund
https://pla.co.uk/thames-environment-fund
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IB1 highlights 1. Perseus in the spotlight (with UK Smart Data Strategy) 2. Open Energy - Flex webinar 23 Apr 2pm BST 3. Carbon Commons - a common approach to Scope 3 4. Open role at IB1 - Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ib1-insider-april-2026-icebreaker-one-mphte
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IB1 Insider: April 2026
Springing into a digital first era š± Eduard-pretsi-unsplash The UK Governmentās Smart Data Strategy has landed, setting a clear direction for the future: 20 interoperable Smart Data schemes by 2035 Ā£36m backing through the Industrial Strategy A strong signal that data sharing is moving from ambitio
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ib1-insider-april-2026-icebreaker-one-mphte
27 days ago
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today in "we're not ready" (part two) with added political fallout https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/openai-halts-uk-stargate-project.html
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OpenAI halts UK stargate project amid regulatory and energy price concerns
The major AI infrastructure was announced in September in partnership was with Nvidia and Nscale.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/openai-halts-uk-stargate-project.html
27 days ago
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today in "we're not ready" (part one) https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/04/08/what-is-claude-mythos-and-why-anthropic-wont-let-anyone-use-it/
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forbes.com
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonmarkman/2026/04/08/what-is-claude-mythos-and-why-anthropic-wont-let-anyone-use-it/
27 days ago
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Worldās largest wind farm moves forward towards lighting up 3.3 million homes https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-cable
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World's largest offshore wind farm connects first cable to UK coast
The world's largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3, has recently connected to the UK grid after installing its first export cable.
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/worlds-largest-offshore-wind-farm-cable
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For those wanting a different perspective on the world we live in today https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/art002e009288/
29 days ago
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today in "we're not ready": we're not even managing expectations, or impact, with what we're already doing (regardless of what's actually going on behind the scenes here) https://thenextweb.com/news/linkedin-browsergate-extension-scanning-privacy-fingerprint
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LinkedIn secretly scans 6,000+ browser extensions and fingerprints your device
LinkedIn runs a hidden JavaScript script called Spectroscopy that silently probes over 6,000 Chrome extensions and collects 48 device data points, none of it disclosed in its privacy policy.
https://thenextweb.com/news/linkedin-browsergate-extension-scanning-privacy-fingerprint
29 days ago
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Today in "we're not ready". Someone fed videos of Campbell performing to an AI engine, replicated her voice and instrumental style, then proceeded to file copyright claims against her original source https://rudevulture.com/ai-company-clones-musicians-voice-then-copyright-strikes-her-own-songs/
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AI Company Clones Musicianās Voice, Then Copyright-Strikes Her Own Songs
Folk musician Murphy Campbell found herself at the center of a major ordeal when an entity called Timeless Sounds IR uploaded AI-generated imitations of her music to every major music platform, then used her recordings to strip her of her own income. According to sources, the scheme worked like this: someone fed YouTube videos of ... Read more
https://rudevulture.com/ai-company-clones-musicians-voice-then-copyright-strikes-her-own-songs/
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Working with over 200 people across banks, software and energy companies, Perseus aims to reach over 1 million UK SMEs with impact-based and meaningful sustainable finance incentives by 2030. Want to learn more about what, how and why? https://ib1.org/2026/04/01/perseus-is-infrastructure/
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Perseus is infrastructure, not a product – Icebreaker One
https://ib1.org/2026/04/01/perseus-is-infrastructure/
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Today in "we're not ready"... AI-generated fake death certificates are turning an oversight into a potential data nightmare. https://www.computerworld.com/article/4146580/what-it-leaders-need-to-know-about-ai-fueled-death-fraud.html
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What IT leaders need to know about AI-fueled death fraud
For many businesses, dealing with customer deaths is improvised. But todayās AI-generated fake death certificates are turning an oversight into a potential data nightmare.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4146580/what-it-leaders-need-to-know-about-ai-fueled-death-fraud.html
about 1 month ago
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Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected (Donāt fall for alarmism: the timeline isnāt tomorrow, but itās time to act.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/31/google-finds-quantum-computers-could-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-expected/
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Google Finds Quantum Computers Could Break Bitcoin Sooner Than Expected
Google published a paper on March 31 that states that Bitcoin's cryptography could be impacted by quantum computing sooner than previously stated.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/31/google-finds-quantum-computers-could-break-bitcoin-sooner-than-expected/
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Report from the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) provides an international comparative analysis of Smart Data implementation models, and is highly aligned with the work of IB1. https://ib1.org/2026/03/31/drcf-insights-smart-data-frameworks/
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DRCF insights: Smart Data frameworks – Icebreaker One
https://ib1.org/2026/03/31/drcf-insights-smart-data-frameworks/
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Today in 'we're not ready':"human cognition is not confined to the brain but extends to the tools we use. When we write clinical notes in our own voice, we are not transcribing our thoughts after the fact: we are completing them" https://benngooch.substack.com/p/i-was-an-enthusiastic-early-adopter
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I Was an Enthusiastic Early Adopter of AI Scribes. Hereās Why I Stopped
A GP reflects on what eighteen months of ambient scribing taught them about the consultation they thought they already understood.
https://benngooch.substack.com/p/i-was-an-enthusiastic-early-adopter
about 1 month ago
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UK Gov Smart Data Strategy - 20 interoperable Schemes by 2035 - £36m of Industrial Strategy investment - cross sector Trust Frameworks and data sharing interoperability https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smart-data-strategy All foundational to what we've been building at https://ib1.org
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Working across climate, finance, energy, water, sustainability, policy, systems-thinking and/or data governance? Join our growing @IcebreakerOne constellation https://ib1.org/constellation (it's free) and connect with peers and fellow-travellers.
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7th Carbon Budget - Every pound spent on Net Zero benefits 2.2x to 4.1x - Avoiding climate damages benefit: £40B-£130B - Energy losses halved: £30B/year - Far greater health & wellbeing co-benefits than costs https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/supplementary-analysis-of-the-seventh-carbon-budget
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So, we're ready for this, yes? "The FCA considered using dummy data...but decided using real data was the only worthwhile test" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data
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Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/22/palantir-extends-reach-into-british-state-as-it-gets-access-to-sensitive-fca-data
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Some curious ideas here (yet familiar patterns/NDL) on a known challenge. Thoughts? Skips past data infrastructure? Underestimates market architectures? Duplicates other work? https://institute.global/insights/climate-and-energy/ai-for-climate-redesigning-the-uks-net-zero-planning
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AI for Climate: Redesigning the UKās Net-Zero Planning
AI can help Britain deliver net zero by aligning planning across sectors, places and institutions through shared intelligence.
https://institute.global/insights/climate-and-energy/ai-for-climate-redesigning-the-uks-net-zero-planning
about 2 months ago
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"Meta will be able to see the contents of messages between all users ā which so far it only could for those who did not enable encryption." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may
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Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May
Metaās announcement comes after years of criticism from child safety groups over feature
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/instagram-to-remove-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages-in-may
about 2 months ago
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"You cannot manage what you refuse to see"
about 2 months ago
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National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/
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Today in, no, we're not ready "people were being put at risk of harm by false and misleading health information...AI summaries are shown to 2 billion people a month..." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/16/google-scraps-ai-search-feature-that-crowdsourced-amateur-medical-advice
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I made a thing. I hope you like it (feel free to share)
secondpress.club
here's why I made it (aside from just for the fun!)
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SecondPress ā Turn your Spotify playlist into a record collection
Paste any Spotify playlist and we'll check every album for CD and vinyl availability, with links to buy from many retailers.
https://SecondPress.club
2 months ago
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New blog Data infrastructure as economic power Those who set the rules and govern data flows, control the value
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Data infrastructure as economic power
Those who set the rules and govern data flows, control the value
https://agentgav.medium.com/data-infrastructure-as-economic-power-7a9753345e57
3 months ago
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And there we have it. "Shareholdersā anxiety about Muskās threat to quit as chief executive if the proposal was rejected outweighed governance and societal concerns around the huge pay deal for the worldās richest man"
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6 months ago
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today in _spectacular_ communication & community management from
@soundcloud.dev
we see the classic "we've updated our terms but won't tell you what's changed, if it's better, or why, who knows! Give us your money, and let us do whatever we want to. We don't like to build trust and we don't care."
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Owen is right to highlight this. As taxpayers, we already paid. All this will do is introduce higher prices to all consumers and businesses.
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6 months ago
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curious email from
@spotify.com
saying they're increasing monthly fees by 8% to "invest in [their] product, develop new features and continue to bring you the best experience." 1. Really? I'd love to see how $much is invested in it 2. Stop with the AI: it's sh*t 3. Please pay artists properly
6 months ago
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Today in opting out of more "the default is AI" nonsense: @linkedin This link should take you right to it, change from "on" to "off"
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
7 months ago
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Can anyone explain to me why Google is breaking the concept of document permissioning by getting permission changes to cascade *up* a folder structure rather than down?
workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/09/upco...
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Google Workspace Updates: Upcoming Change to Drive Sharing Permissions
https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/09/upcoming-change-to-drive-sharing.html
7 months ago
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Has anyone set up a lettuce for the digitalID expiry? (digital ID will have as much impact on immigration as blockchain, or a potato) Judging by the 1.2M+ petition signatures, dozens of industry solutions, and media backlash ... a u-turn can't be far off?
7 months ago
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