{"id":1245,"date":"2023-07-20T15:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2024-03-19T15:17:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:17:31","slug":"none-or-unknown-referrer-find-where-your-traffic-is-coming-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/none-or-unknown-referrer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNone\u201d or \u201cUnknown\u201d Referrer? Find Where Your Traffic is Coming From"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1245\" class=\"elementor elementor-1245\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2f0eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2f0eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc379e0\" data-id=\"dc379e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0515b elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1455 elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"aa0515b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-19-at-2.34.16-PM-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-19-at-2.34.16-PM-1.png 971w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-19-at-2.34.16-PM-1-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-19-at-2.34.16-PM-1-768x554.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e33a3c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e33a3c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb874fb\" data-id=\"eb874fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742e571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"742e571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re using a link shortener like goo.gl, Bitly, SmartURL\u00a0or Geniuslink you\u2019ve probably taken a look at their reports to get an understanding of who\u2019s clicking on your links.<\/p><p>One report in particular, the \u201cReferrers,\u201d is useful for learning which domains or sources are sending traffic to your link which helps you know which marketing is working, and which is not. However, seen among the different domains is a data point that may not make much sense \u2013 \u201cNone\u201d or \u201cUnknown.\u201d<\/p><p>You\u2019ve probably asked yourself why your\u00a0link shortener\u00a0isn\u2019t able to grab that information \u2013 I mean if a person clicks on a link, you should be able to tell where that link was clicked from\u2026 right?<\/p><p>Unfortunately there are a couple of scenarios where link shorteners won\u2019t be able to grab the referral domain for you and will instead show \u201cNone\u201d or \u201cUnknown\u201d because the information was not passed over when a person clicked on your links.<\/p><p>Here\u2019s the breakdown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-388d117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"388d117\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a73af\" data-id=\"31a73af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9cc60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e9cc60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do Not Track is configured in their web browsers.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4f05e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4f05e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4065a93\" data-id=\"4065a93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f59c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f59c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People using modern web browsers have the option to prevent tracking data from being sent across the web (see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/donotrack.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">http:\/\/donotrack.us<\/a>\u00a0for more details). When a\u00a0link is clicked from a desktop or laptop with Do Not Track\u00a0enabled, your link management tool won\u2019t be able to assign a referral source because that info simply wasn\u2019t passed over.<\/p><p>In these cases, the metrics will still provide other information such as the country, device, and OS the person used to click, just not which domain the click came from.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a954b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a954b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfc92fa\" data-id=\"bfc92fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc9283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fc9283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They click on an HTTPS link.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f757544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f757544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ac2fce\" data-id=\"1ac2fce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75eb41c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75eb41c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clicks originating from a secure webpage (one that has a URL that starts with \u201chttps\u201d) also won\u2019t pass over the referrer info. Anytime a secure website or request is used, that information is kept secret.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f5c386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f5c386\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21a8587\" data-id=\"21a8587\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c608d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1c608d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They\u2019re clicking from a mobile app.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-627c2c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"627c2c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cacc9cd\" data-id=\"cacc9cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6a1aff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6a1aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If someone is clicking your\u00a0links from an app on a mobile\u00a0device like Twitter or Facebook with built in \u201cweb browsers,\u201d that info isn\u2019t passed over either.<\/p><p>Because of the\u00a0way apps handle traffic they stay\u00a0within the app (instead of getting sent to mobile Safari for example) and the requests are sent securely back to the app in order to render the page.<\/p><p>When this happens, no referrer info is passed and link shorteners can\u2019t display where the link was clicked from.<\/p><p>(Note that tools like the Geniuslink browser report can also provide clues on the \u201creferrer\u201d because it will show the app that was used as the \u201cbrowser.\u201d)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d461164 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d461164\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c5634\" data-id=\"96c5634\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf80081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf80081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They\u2019re clicking the link outside of a web browser.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c80ad63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c80ad63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2815dcb\" data-id=\"2815dcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ef617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00ef617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shortened links sent via email, text, or through instant messengers, are clicked directly instead of through a website.<\/p><p>When this happens, technically there\u2019s no referrer listed because you\u2019re directly sending them to that link, instead of from another web page.\u00a0\u00a0The same can be said for when a link is clicked from a bookmark, or is simply copied and pasted into the browser window.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e208a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e208a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d807153\" data-id=\"d807153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fc98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63fc98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They\u2019re using a VPN, Proxy, or Firewall.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-973fc60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"973fc60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de02e65\" data-id=\"de02e65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03cdd23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03cdd23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some enterprise and corporate focused web tools have the ability to strip the referrer information from a redirect as well.<\/p><p>The rest of the user string can still be passed, but it\u2019s a way to anonymize and secure traffic being sent from organizations that want to up their internet security.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edcd22c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcd22c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1e0d0\" data-id=\"6f1e0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da29b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da29b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making the unknown, known.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96cede0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96cede0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb0fe6\" data-id=\"7cb0fe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb4881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb4881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-inner thin \"><div class=\"entry-content\"><p>Regardless of the reason, not being able to determine where your clicks are coming from can be a frustrating experience and unfortunately can throw some wrenches into perfecting your marketing.<\/p><p>Thankfully, there are workarounds to get the same info you would have gotten from the referrer report. If your specific\u00a0link management\u00a0service allows it, you can add a Tracking Tag (or UTM code) to your links which can be used to replace the missing referrer information.<\/p><p>For example, you can\u00a0create a link\u00a0that is posted on Facebook and add a tracking tag of \u201cfb\u201d or \u201cfacebook\u201d when creating the link and do the same thing for the other places you\u2019re posting the link (like \u201ctwitter\u201d or \u201ctw\u201d, \u201cemail\u201d, \u201cNewsletterA\u201d, etc). Then, once the link is posted, you\u2019ll be able to use the\u00a0Tracking Tag report\u00a0(if available) to distinguish which traffic sources send the most clicks your way.<\/p><p>Questions about how to make the best use out of click reporting, or other ways to use\u00a0link shorteners to improve\u00a0your marketing?\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:hi@geni.us\">Let us know!<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><nav class=\"pagination-single section-inner\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post\"><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re using a link shortener like goo.gl, Bitly, SmartURL\u00a0or Geniuslink you\u2019ve probably taken a look at their reports to get an understanding of who\u2019s clicking on your links. 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