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<title>Elon Musk’s Neuralink ‘shows monkey playing Pong with mind’</title>
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<description>&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-vk3nhx-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”Pager the monkey in YouTube video” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16A07/production/_117897629_monkey2.png” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Neuralink&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b class=”ssrcss-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0″&gt;Neuralink, Elon Musk’s computer to brain interface firm, has released a video it claims shows a monkey playing the video game Pong with its mind.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Its brain signals were sent wirelessly via an implanted device.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The hope is that the interface could eventually allow people with neurological conditions to control phones or computers remotely.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;One expert said the fact no wires were used represented “significant progress”, but more data was needed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The macaque monkey, named Pager, was first taught to play the video game with a joystick, and was rewarded with a fruit smoothie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;During this process, the Neuralink device recorded the information about which neurons were firing to control which movements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then the joystick was disconnected, leaving the monkey to control gameplay with its mind only.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”Brain with interface” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/101D1/production/_107910066_brainai.gif” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Getty Images&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=”https://neuralink.com/blog/” class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;In a blog post&lt;/a&gt; the researchers wrote: “Our mission is to build a safe and effective clinical BMI (Brain Machine Interface) system that is wireless and fully implantable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”Our first goal is to give people with paralysis their digital freedom back, to communicate more easily via text, follow their curiosity on the web, to express their creativity through photography and art, and, yes, to play video games.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;After that it said the system “could also potentially be used to restore physical mobility” by using the link to read signals in the brain which could be used to stimulate nerves and muscles in the body.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;But the process would have to be refined.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”With the monkey, we calibrate the decoder by mapping neural activity patterns to actual joystick movements. However, we won’t be able to use such a strategy for people with paralysis,” it said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”unordered-list-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3″&gt;&lt;ul role=”list”&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53956683″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;Elon Musk unveils pig with chip in its brain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39416231″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;Elon Musk creates Neuralink brain electrode firm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mr Musk’s response to the experiment was typically bold. &lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380315654524301315″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;He tweeted:&lt;/a&gt; “First Neuralink product will enable someone with paralysis to use a smartphone with their mind faster than someone using thumbs.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;He &lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380316949087854595″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;went on to say&lt;/a&gt; the next stage would be “enabling, for example, paraplegics to walk again”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”social-embed-block” class=”ssrcss-z0waap-ComponentWrapper-SocialEmbedComponentWrapper e1xue1i81″&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&gt;&lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&gt;Later versions will be able to shunt signals from Neuralinks in brain to Neuralinks in body motor/sensory neuron clusters, thus enabling, for example, paraplegics to walk again&lt;/p&gt;— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) &lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380316949087854595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&gt;April 9, 2021&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;span&gt;The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1380316949087854595″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;View original tweet on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;He has a long-term ambition to usher in an age of “superhuman cognition”, in part to combat what he sees as artificial intelligence so powerful it could destroy the human race.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andrew Jackson, professor of neural interfaces at Newcastle University, said of the experiment: “Brain control of computer cursors by monkeys is not exactly new, and this demonstration extends a line of work that dates back at least to pioneering studies in the early 2000s. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”The control in the video looks impressive, but without seeing a proper publication on their data it is hard to say how it compares to the current state-of-the-art.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;But he added the fact that there were no cables coming through the skin of the monkey, and that brain signals sent wirelessly, was “definitely new and innovative”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”This to me is the advance here, and is important both for improving the safety of human applications (wires through the skin are a potential route for infection) and also as a way of improving the welfare of animals used in neuroscience studies. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”The Neuralink team has definitely made significant progress in this regard.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”crosshead-block” class=”ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i84″&gt;&lt;h2 class=”ssrcss-qozapo-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10″&gt;Animal cruelty?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”screengrab from webcast” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/A86D/production/_114171134_dd674ff9-3af6-4b22-93f2-433d7ee398cb.jpg” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Neuralink has previously shown off a video of a pig called Gertrude with a chip in her brain, and a computer tracking her neural activity as she looked for food.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Neuralink co-founder Max Hodak recently tweeted about the possibility of using tech and engineering to create new species: “We could probably build Jurassic Park if we wanted to”, he said, adding it wouldn’t create “genetically authentic dinosaurs” and would require 15 years of breeding and engineering to get “super exotic novel species”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some experts though remained more concerned about the welfare of the monkeys and pigs Neuralink is using in its current experiments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dr Katy Taylor, director of science and regulatory affairs at Cruelty Free International, said: “It beggars belief that animals are being used in this type of grotesque curiosity-driven experiment. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”In fact, 57% of experiments in universities are now believed to be in the area of basic research, much of it driven by nothing more than curiosity and certainly not required by law.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;In its blog, Neuralink said all animals were treated well, with their care evaluated by vets.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”Pager lives with his best mate, Code. They enjoy swinging from their treehouse and napping in their hammocks after an engaging gaming session,” the firm said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=”https://blockads.fivefilters.org”&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=”https://blockads.fivefilters.org/acceptable.html”&gt;(Why?)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<title>Amazon defeats historic Alabama union effort</title>
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<description>&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-vk3nhx-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”man with RWDSU sign outside warehouse in Alabama” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/EF35/production/_117773216_amazonalabama.jpg” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Getty Images&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b class=”ssrcss-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0″&gt;Amazon has defeated activists hoping to establish the company’s first unionised warehouse in the US.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Workers at the Bessemer, Alabama warehouse voted 1,798 to 738 against the effort, labour officials said. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;That represented a majority of votes cast in the contest, which was seen as a key test for Amazon after global criticism of its treatment of workers during the pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The union said it would challenge the results.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;It accused Amazon of interfering with the right of employees to vote in a “free and fair election”, including by lying to staff about the implications of the vote in mandatory meetings and pushing the postal service to install a mailbox on company grounds in an effort to monitor the vote.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”Amazon has left no stone unturned in its efforts to gaslight its own employees,” said Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which organised the effort.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”We won’t let Amazon’s lies, deception and illegal activities go unchallenged, which is why we are formally filing charges against all of the egregious and blatantly illegal actions taken by Amazon during the union vote.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”Amazon founder Jeff Bezos” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/9A7E/production/_116805593_hi065492951.jpg” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazon said on Friday that it was “not true” that it had intimidated staff.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;It said the firm worked hard to listen to concerns and improve, casting the outcome as a choice by staff, rather than a company victory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”We’re not perfect, but we’re proud of our team and what we offer, and will keep working to get better every day,” it said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”unordered-list-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3″&gt;&lt;ul role=”list”&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55927024″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;Amazon worker fight: ‘You’re a cog in the system’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56641847″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;Amazon ‘illegally retaliated’ against climate activists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”crosshead-block” class=”ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i84″&gt;&lt;h2 class=”ssrcss-qozapo-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10″&gt;What was the fight about?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;RWDSU leaders had hoped that the pandemic, which sent Amazon’s business soaring while exposing its workers to new health risks, had created an opportunity for the union to make inroads and set a new standard for Amazon workers across the country.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;If successful, the union drive would have meant that Amazon, the second largest employer in the US, would have had to negotiate a contract with union officials on issues such as work rules and pay.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Organisers tied the fight at the warehouse – where the majority of the nearly 6,000 workers are black – to broader issues of civil rights and racial justice and cited complaints, such as intrusive monitoring and abrupt, impersonal treatment by management. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 22, 2021.” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4209/production/_117750961_tv066375363.jpg” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazon contended that the union did not represent the views of most of its staff. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;It said it offered competitive salaries and benefits and told workers that the union would collect hundreds of dollars in dues without being able to deliver changes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”crosshead-block” class=”ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i84″&gt;&lt;h2 class=”ssrcss-qozapo-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10″&gt;’Outsize power’&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Givan, professor of labour studies at Rutgers University, said she was not surprised by Amazon’s win, given the outsize power employers have to fight union efforts under current US law.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”Employers have a huge advantage in these situations,” she said. “They have almost unlimited money and almost unlimited access to the workers to bombard them with messages of anxiety and uncertainty and we see the result of that here.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-18syo2x-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”2px presentational grey line” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png” width=”640″ height=”2″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”crosshead-block” class=”ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i84″&gt;&lt;h2 class=”ssrcss-qozapo-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10″&gt;Change will come?&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer had one message after the outcome of the union drive was revealed – and it didn’t matter which side they were on.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both said they expected the vote – the first one Amazon has faced since 2014 – to make a difference.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;At a press conference organised by Amazon, anti-union staff said the company had committed to reviewing concerns with workers at the facility over the next 100 days, like the need to give managers more training. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;They said they hoped to work with colleagues who voted to unionise on the issues raised by the debate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”We can get those same goals and things accomplished without a union,” said Will Stokes, adding that he felt the complaints in articles about the campaign had distorted life at the facility. “We’re not against unions – we just feel like at this facility in Bessemer, we don’t need a union.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile pro-union workers said they were not discouraged and planned to continue to push for improvements. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”Things will not stay the same after this point,” said Emmit Ashford. “We will keep our heads held up, we will keep fighting … It’s not over. It’s only a matter of time before things change.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-18syo2x-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”2px presentational grey line” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png” width=”640″ height=”2″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The election in Bessemer, a town of 27,000 people outside of Birmingham, was closely watched. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Union membership has steadily dwindled in the US in recent decades, but the pandemic also re-ignited concerns about income inequality and worker safety, with Amazon drawing much of the public scrutiny.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Last month, US President Joe Biden called the vote a “vitally important choice”. Celebrities and national Democratic politicians travelled to the state to support the union campaign, which even drew some Republican backing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”An employee pulls a cart at Amazon&amp;quot;s JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020.” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1639E/production/_116783019_hi065204079.jpg” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union, a global federation of unions, said Amazon’s conduct during the campaign showed that US labour law was “broken”.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;But she said the movement had already inspired workers elsewhere.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”While this vote was happening, there were strikes in Germany and Italy, and a massive new effort to reach Amazon workers was launched in the UK. It will continue to give hope to workers demanding a voice at work and a job with dignity,” she said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”The impact of Bessemer has already rippled out far beyond the warehouse walls and cannot be understated.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-18syo2x-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”2px presentational grey line” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png” width=”640″ height=”2″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”crosshead-block” class=”ssrcss-mysbf6-ComponentWrapper-CrossheadComponentWrapper e1xue1i84″&gt;&lt;h2 class=”ssrcss-qozapo-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10″&gt;A big win for Amazon&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-hiiomv-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”Analysis box by James Clayton, North America technology reporter” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/4A22/production/_114287981_jamesclayton_tr-nc.png” width=”1536″ height=”306.11957796014065″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazon execs will be heaving a sigh of relief tonight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The company has been desperate to avoid its workforce unionising, believing industrial action could threaten their business model of sending packages quickly and reliably.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;It employed experts in their field at great expense to sculpt an anti-union narrative. Their attack line was that unions equalled uncertainty, would cost workers money in dues, and wouldn’t necessarily fight for their needs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The demographics of the workers in Bessemer led some to think the union had a chance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alabama isn’t a place known as a hotbed of union action. However the workforce is around 85% black and majority female and the union thought that might help their cause.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Politicians too, from Democrat Bernie Sanders to Republican Marco Rubio backed the union. Joe Biden also supported the push.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The RWDSU will now appeal the vote, saying that Amazon used illegal tactics to win the vote.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;For now though, this is a moment to savour for Amazon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-18syo2x-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”2px presentational grey line” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png” width=”640″ height=”2″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=”https://blockads.fivefilters.org”&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=”https://blockads.fivefilters.org/acceptable.html”&gt;(Why?)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<title>Pets’ names used as passwords by millions, study finds</title>
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<description>&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-vk3nhx-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1xtcmof-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”A small puppy is held in its owner’s hands in front of a laptop keyboard” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3BB8/production/_117888251_gettyimages-888167542.jpg” width=”976″ height=”549″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-1ecljvk-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c23″&gt;Getty Images&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b class=”ssrcss-14iz86j-BoldText e5tfeyi0″&gt;Millions of British people are using their pet’s name as their online password, despite it being an easy target for hackers, a survey has found.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said 15% of the population used pets’ names, 14% use a family member’s name, and 13% pick a notable date.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;And 6% of people are still using “password” as all – or a part – of their password.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCSC urged people to choose random words that cannot be guessed instead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other problematic passwords included a sports team the user supported (6%), a string of numbers such as “123456” (6%), or a favourite TV show (5%). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some 40% of respondents said they had never used one of these easily-guessed items as part of a password. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”unordered-list-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi3″&gt;&lt;ul role=”list”&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56650387″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;Was your number leaked in Facebook data breach?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56671419″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;Should firms be more worried about firmware attacks?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;NCSC communications director Nicola Hudson warned: “We may be a nation of animal lovers, but using your pet’s name as a password could make you an easy target for callous cyber-criminals.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;That is because a pet’s name could be cracked just by repeatedly plugging in common pet’s names like Bella, Coco, Luna or Milo – &lt;a href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56448878″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;or other very common pet names.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The same logic applies to family names and birthdays, all of which can also often be gleaned from social media.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;”Millions of accounts could be easily breached by criminals using trial-and-error techniques,” the NCSC warned.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-18syo2x-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”2px presentational grey line” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png” width=”640″ height=”2″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-hiiomv-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”Analysis box by Joe Tidy, Cyber reporter” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/C10D/production/_114812494_analysis-joe-tidy-nc.png” width=”1536″ height=”306.11957796014065″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;This survey shows us once again that people are still failing to protect themselves in the simplest of ways.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Using your pet or child’s name isn’t great, but the most damaging form of password complacency is using the same password across multiple sites and services.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;My inbox is regularly filled with complaints from people who have had their Instagram accounts hacked or Spotify memberships stolen, and it’s normally always down to this password repetition weakness.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately companies are being hacked all the time and if your email and password is compromised, those details are shared and sold in huge databases in hacker communities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you use the same email and password to log into your other apps then the hackers now can as well. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;So you might have a brilliant and unique password but if it ends up on one of these database lists then criminals can unlock your entire internet life with a few clicks. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”image-block” class=”ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i80″&gt;&lt;figure class=”ssrcss-2y05cd-StyledFigure e34k3c20″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-kwaqyc-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c22″&gt;&lt;span class=”ssrcss-18syo2x-Placeholder e16icw910″&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt=”2px presentational grey line” srcset=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png 976w” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1226D/production/_105894347_grey_line-nc.png” width=”640″ height=”2″ loading=”lazy” class=”ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0″&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCSC is instead &lt;a href=”https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware/home#action-2″ class=”ssrcss-hiczm3-InlineLink e1no5rhv0″&gt;asking people to choose three random, unconnected words&lt;/a&gt; as a password. An example they give is “RedPantsTree”, which is unlikely to be used anywhere else online.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;It also recommends adding exclamation points or other symbols to the end if needed by a site, and saving passwords in a web browser’s password manager. Doing so makes it easier to use different passwords for different sites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;And it is also imploring people to use a separate, unique, secure password for their email, which can often be used to reset the passwords for other services.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCSC also said that lockdowns in the last year have led to an increase in more online accounts, with 27% of people saying they had created more than four password-protected accounts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div data-component=”text-block” class=”ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i83″&gt;&lt;div class=”ssrcss-3z08n3-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi2″&gt;&lt;p&gt;The research involved 1,282 adults, and was carried out in early March.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=”https://blockads.fivefilters.org”&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=”https://blockads.fivefilters.org/acceptable.html”&gt;(Why?)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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