Scam center (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Scam center" in English language version.

Last modified: 17:35:21, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

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8857web.archive.org

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aljazeera.com (Global: 165^th place; English: 119^th place)

Fishbein, Emily; Nu Nu Lusan (29 July 2024). "Under siege in Myanmar's cyber-scam capital". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024. According to Tower of the USIP, Operation 1027 was 'extremely successful' in eradicating scam syndicates from the Kokang territory and resulted in more than 40,000 people returning to China.

apnews.com (Global: 101^st place; English: 62^nd place)

"International criminal groups use technology to expand in and beyond Asia, UN report says". Associated Press. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"The Kenyans lured to become unwitting 'love' fraudsters". BBC News. 2022-11-26. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
Head, Jonathan (2025-02-27). 逃离诈骗园区之后：数千人滞留缅甸回家日子无期. BBC News Chinese (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
"Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers - now Beijing is cracking down". www.bbc.com. 2025-11-08. Archived from the original on 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
Ewe, Koh (2025-01-09). "Wang Xing: Chinese actor's rescue shines light on scam centres". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
China sentences 11 members of mafia family to death Archived 2025-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. Jonathan Head. Tessa Wong. BBC News. September 29, 2025.

cambodianess.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Ou, Sokmean (14 November 2025). "Japan Pledges Support in Online Scam Crackdown". Cambodianess. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

edition.cnn.com

Gan, Nectar (19 December 2023). "How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar's junta". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

cnnphilippines.com (Global: 3,657^th place; English: 1,892^nd place)

"8 Filipino trafficking victims in Myanmar rescued – DFA". cnn. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

enanyang.my (Global: low place; English: low place)

妙瓦底园区用星链断网打诈骗无效. Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese (Malaysia)). 2025-01-22. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

facebook.com (Global: 78^th place; English: 91^st place)

The Irrawaddy (5 August 2024). "Ex-general attempts suicide while on death row for online scams role". Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

focustaiwan.tw (Global: 2,371^st place; English: 1,447^th place)

"3 Taiwanese back from Myanmar human trafficking hotspot arrested - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 28 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

Farivar, Cyrus (2022-09-09). "How One Man Lost $1 Million To A Crypto 'Super Scam' Called Pig Butchering". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

foreignpolicy.com (Global: 1,185^th place; English: 815^th place)

Kennedy, Lindsey; Southern, Nathan Paul (2025-09-18). "Are Scam Compounds the Real Cause of Thailand-Cambodia Fighting?". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 2025-09-14. Retrieved 2025-09-16.

gmanetwork.com (Global: 585^th place; English: 280^th place)

GMA Integrated News (2024-03-13). "Over 800 Pinoys, foreign nationals rescued in Tarlac POGO hub allegedly behind scamming ops". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

indianexpress.com (Global: 108^th place; English: 58^th place)

"What are 'digital arrest' scams? Why do many Indians fall for them?". The Indian Express. 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.

inquirer.net (Global: 348^th place; English: 163^rd place)

newsinfo.inquirer.net

Ager, Maila (2023-08-02). "Rescued Filipino worker in Myanmar found in Pasay scams hub, senators told". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
Subingsubing, Krixia (2024-09-15). "PNP manhunt on for Harry Roque". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

irrawaddy.com (Global: 2,797^th place; English: 1,870^th place)

Myanmar Regime Raises the White Flag in Kokang Zone on China Border in Shan State 5 January 2024. The Irrawaddy. Archived January 18, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
The Irrawaddy (29 January 2024). "Myanmar Junta Hiding Cyber Scam Bosses: Brotherhood Alliance". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

japantimes.co.jp (Global: 407^th place; English: 286^th place)

Nagaraj, Anuradha; Wongsamuth, Nanchanok (2022-11-14). "Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.

koreatimes.co.kr (Global: 582^nd place; English: 434^th place)

Park, Anna J. (27 October 2025). "Korea, Cambodia agree to launch joint task force to combat online scams". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 30 December 2025.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

RALPH, JENNINGS (2016-04-28). "China is dialing 911 over Taiwanese phone scammers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

manilatimes.net (Global: 2,721^st place; English: 1,325^th place)

Agence France-Presse (30 November 2023). "Trafficking victims in Myanmar forced to sell organs – charity". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

moj.gov.tw (Global: 4,739^th place; English: low place)

ksw.moj.gov.tw

"Taiwan calls for joint investigation in regard to the deportation of Taiwanese suspects from Cambodia to Mainland China". Ministry of Justice (Taiwan). 2016-09-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

myanmar-now.org (Global: 8,516^th place; English: 6,454^th place)

Butler, Gavin (15 November 2023). "Anti-regime forces promise freedom for trafficking victims as they move closer to taking Laukkai". Myanmar Now. Myanmar Now Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

ocac.gov.tw (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Taiwan bashes Cambodia for sending Taiwanese fraud suspects to China". Overseas Community Affairs Council. 2025-04-16. Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

ohchr.org (Global: 1,204^th place; English: 1,164^th place)

bangkok.ohchr.org

"ONLINE SCAM OPERATIONS AND TRAFFICKING INTO FORCED CRIMINALITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS RESPONSE" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

pna.gov.ph (Global: 2,952^nd place; English: 1,397^th place)

Rocamora, Joyce Ann L. (August 24, 2024). "PH eyes cases vs. recruiters of Filipinos rescued in Laos scam hub". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

rappler.com (Global: 678^th place; English: 327^th place)

Sitchon, John (2024-08-31). "162 foreigners rescued from illegal POGO hub in Cebu". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
Oliver, Cara Angeline (2024-06-05). "In the Public Square: POGOs and other scam hubs — what they do and how they do it". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
Go, Miriam Grace (2024-09-07). "[Closer Look] Drugs, POGOs, Quiboloy: Duterte's tyranny at the service of corruption". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high". Reuters. 2019-07-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"'Hundreds of thousands' trafficked into SE Asia scam centres - UN". Reuters. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"China says ringleader in Myanmar telecom fraud committed suicide". Reuters. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-03-16.

rfi.fr (Global: 420^th place; English: 1,088^th place)

Fa, Guang (2025-01-31). "诈骗园区不只在缅甸 : 泰国封锁与柬埔寨一边境通道". Radio France International Chinese (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

rockit.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

nikd. "The online scammer targeting you could be trapped in a South-East Asian fraud factory". Rock-Solid IT Services since 2003. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

senate.gov.ph (Global: 5,765^th place; English: 2,875^th place)

legacy.senate.gov.ph

"Scam hub raids rescue over 1,300 victims". legacy.senate.gov.ph. May 30, 2023. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

sinchew.com.my (Global: 2,567^th place; English: 7,889^th place)

Zhang, Wei Yu (2025-02-19). 独家 | 偏远园区制造“断电”假象 “猪仔”担心获救无望. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese (Malaysia)). Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

smh.com.au (Global: 154^th place; English: 94^th place)

Kennedy, Lindsey; Southern, Nathan Paul (2022-08-20). "The online scammer targeting you could be trapped in a South-East Asian fraud factory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

straitstimes.com (Global: 461^st place; English: 263^rd place)

"Taiwan angers China by releasing 20 telecoms fraud suspects deported from Malaysia". The Straits Times. Reuters. 2016-04-17. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,043^rd place; English: 598^th place)

Wang, Amber (2011-05-14). "FEATURE: Fraud rings move into Southeast Asia". Taipei Times. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-09-15.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Knowles, Tom (2025-06-25). "The Asian 'cyber slaves' forced to scam you – or face horrific torture". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-09-15. For, over the past decade, criminal gangs from China and Taiwan have set up "compounds" in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines, where the regulations and policing around these operations are lax.

thediplomat.com (Global: 1,377^th place; English: 912^th place)

Hunt, Luke (2023-02-07). "As Myanmar Coup Intensifies Regional Human Trafficking, How Will China Respond?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
Leung, Kenneth (2025-03-28). "Myanmar's Military Is Tightening Its Grip on Cyberspace". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
Hunt, Luke (2023-02-07). "Focus on Human Trafficking Shifts From Cambodia to Myanmar". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"Philippine Officials Rescue 162 in Raid on Suspected Cyberscam Hub". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
Strangio, Sebastian (5 February 2025). "Thailand Cuts Electricity to Scam Sanctuaries Across Myanmar Border". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
Kennedy, Lindsey; Paul Southern, Nathan (2022-08-02). "Inside Southeast Asia's Casino Scam Archipelago". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"Chinese Authorities Issue Arrest Warrants for Criminal Kingpins in Myanmar's Kokang Region". The Diplomat. 2023-11-13. Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Davidson, Helen; Lin, Chi-hui (2022-08-23). "Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2025-09-15. Varying reports have said the perpetrators include Taiwanese, Chinese, Thai and Cambodian individuals.
Ratcliffe, Rebecca (2022-10-09). "Sold to gangs, forced to run online scams: inside Cambodia's cybercrime crisis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2024-06-30.

theprint.in (Global: 1,350^th place; English: 644^th place)

ANI (2022-11-24). "Over 200 Indian victims of job rackets rescued from Myanmar: MEA". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

Campbell, Charlie; Mai, Chiang (2024-03-21). "Inside Southeast Asia's Criminal Resurgence". Time. Archived from the original on 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-02-10.

tn.gov (Global: 4,493^rd place; English: 2,108^th place)

"What is a 'pig-butchering' Scam?". Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-25.

todayonline.com (Global: 2,967^th place; English: 1,576^th place)

Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

unodc.org (Global: 2,954^th place; English: 2,575^th place)

"Crushing scam farms, Southeast Asia's 'criminal service providers'". United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Archived from the original on 2026-04-04. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment for Southeast Asia and the Pacific 2026 (PDF) (Report). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

usip.org (Global: 5,800^th place; English: 4,363^rd place)

"Transnational Crime in Southeast Asia: A Growing Threat to Global Peace and Security". USIP. 2024-05-13. Archived from the original on 2025-03-03.

wbur.org (Global: 3,044^th place; English: 1,526^th place)

Daniel Ackerman; Meghna Chakrabarti; Tim Skoog (April 3, 2024). "'Pig-butchering': The online scam that's raked in $75 billion and counting". Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"What is a 'pig-butchering' Scam?". Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. Archived from the original on 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
"What are 'digital arrest' scams? Why do many Indians fall for them?". The Indian Express. 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
Hunt, Luke (2023-02-07). "As Myanmar Coup Intensifies Regional Human Trafficking, How Will China Respond?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
Kennedy, Lindsey; Southern, Nathan Paul (2022-08-20). "The online scammer targeting you could be trapped in a South-East Asian fraud factory". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
nikd. "The online scammer targeting you could be trapped in a South-East Asian fraud factory". Rock-Solid IT Services since 2003. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
Farivar, Cyrus (2022-09-09). "How One Man Lost $1 Million To A Crypto 'Super Scam' Called Pig Butchering". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
"The Kenyans lured to become unwitting 'love' fraudsters". BBC News. 2022-11-26. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
Fa, Guang (2025-01-31). "诈骗园区不只在缅甸 : 泰国封锁与柬埔寨一边境通道". Radio France International Chinese (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
Head, Jonathan (2025-02-27). 逃离诈骗园区之后：数千人滞留缅甸回家日子无期. BBC News Chinese (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
妙瓦底园区用星链断网打诈骗无效. Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese (Malaysia)). 2025-01-22. Archived from the original on 2025-01-23. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
Zhang, Wei Yu (2025-02-19). 独家 | 偏远园区制造“断电”假象 “猪仔”担心获救无望. Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese (Malaysia)). Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
Knowles, Tom (2025-06-25). "The Asian 'cyber slaves' forced to scam you – or face horrific torture". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 2025-06-25. Retrieved 2025-09-15. For, over the past decade, criminal gangs from China and Taiwan have set up "compounds" in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines, where the regulations and policing around these operations are lax.
Campbell, Charlie; Mai, Chiang (2024-03-21). "Inside Southeast Asia's Criminal Resurgence". Time. Archived from the original on 2025-07-30. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
Davidson, Helen; Lin, Chi-hui (2022-08-23). "Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2025-09-15. Varying reports have said the perpetrators include Taiwanese, Chinese, Thai and Cambodian individuals.
Nagaraj, Anuradha; Wongsamuth, Nanchanok (2022-11-14). "Cyber criminals hold Asian tech workers captive in scam factories". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
Leung, Kenneth (2025-03-28). "Myanmar's Military Is Tightening Its Grip on Cyberspace". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
Agence France-Presse (30 November 2023). "Trafficking victims in Myanmar forced to sell organs – charity". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Hunt, Luke (2023-02-07). "Focus on Human Trafficking Shifts From Cambodia to Myanmar". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
ANI (2022-11-24). "Over 200 Indian victims of job rackets rescued from Myanmar: MEA". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"8 Filipino trafficking victims in Myanmar rescued – DFA". cnn. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"3 Taiwanese back from Myanmar human trafficking hotspot arrested - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 28 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high". Reuters. 2019-07-22. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
"ONLINE SCAM OPERATIONS AND TRAFFICKING INTO FORCED CRIMINALITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS RESPONSE" (PDF). Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
"'Hundreds of thousands' trafficked into SE Asia scam centres - UN". Reuters. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
"Thousands of Chinese lured abroad and forced to be scammers - now Beijing is cracking down". www.bbc.com. 2025-11-08. Archived from the original on 2025-11-09. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
"Scam hub raids rescue over 1,300 victims". legacy.senate.gov.ph. May 30, 2023. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
Sitchon, John (2024-08-31). "162 foreigners rescued from illegal POGO hub in Cebu". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
"Philippine Officials Rescue 162 in Raid on Suspected Cyberscam Hub". thediplomat.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
Ewe, Koh (2025-01-09). "Wang Xing: Chinese actor's rescue shines light on scam centres". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-20. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
Wang, Amber (2011-05-14). "FEATURE: Fraud rings move into Southeast Asia". Taipei Times. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2025-10-12. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
"Crushing scam farms, Southeast Asia's 'criminal service providers'". United Nations : Office on Drugs and Crime. Archived from the original on 2026-04-04. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
Ratcliffe, Rebecca (2022-10-09). "Sold to gangs, forced to run online scams: inside Cambodia's cybercrime crisis". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
Butler, Gavin (15 November 2023). "Anti-regime forces promise freedom for trafficking victims as they move closer to taking Laukkai". Myanmar Now. Myanmar Now Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Gan, Nectar (19 December 2023). "How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar's junta". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
Myanmar Regime Raises the White Flag in Kokang Zone on China Border in Shan State 5 January 2024. The Irrawaddy. Archived January 18, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
The Irrawaddy (29 January 2024). "Myanmar Junta Hiding Cyber Scam Bosses: Brotherhood Alliance". The Irrawaddy. Irrawaddy Publishing Group. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Fishbein, Emily; Nu Nu Lusan (29 July 2024). "Under siege in Myanmar's cyber-scam capital". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024. According to Tower of the USIP, Operation 1027 was 'extremely successful' in eradicating scam syndicates from the Kokang territory and resulted in more than 40,000 people returning to China.
The Irrawaddy (5 August 2024). "Ex-general attempts suicide while on death row for online scams role". Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
Strangio, Sebastian (5 February 2025). "Thailand Cuts Electricity to Scam Sanctuaries Across Myanmar Border". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
Oliver, Cara Angeline (2024-06-05). "In the Public Square: POGOs and other scam hubs — what they do and how they do it". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
Go, Miriam Grace (2024-09-07). "[Closer Look] Drugs, POGOs, Quiboloy: Duterte's tyranny at the service of corruption". RAPPLER. Archived from the original on 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
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