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Proof: The Discord and Reddit ban was pointless cybersecurity theater

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a2e0870bcbeb6b9f94ee3dd878afe3c1eb0fd2c7512c24aba4701f9d8ece8db1

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-a2e0870bcbeb.json prints a2e0870bcbeb6b9f94ee3dd878afe3c1eb0fd2c7512c24aba4701f9d8ece8db1. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. There is no OpenTimestamps receipt for this record yet.
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.