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Lene Pettersen

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Visiting address Sem Sælands vei 7 Helga Engs hus 0371 Oslo
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Academic interests

Hi! I am a Professor in workplace studies at the Department of Education (iPed). My background is in social anthropology (UiO, 2000) with a PhD in strategic management (BI Business School, 2015). My research interest span the triangle people, work, and technology. Some key topics are digitalization, innovation, AI, technology, algorithms, platformization, work, collaboration, learning, actors and non-actors.

Digitalization have remained a central theme in my research since my PhD, encompassing the digitalization of public services, the extent to which mass collaboration logics in co-creation services (e.g., Wikipedia) are transferable to workplaces, the emergence of new digital workplaces such as sharing platforms and platform companies, and the extent to which artificial intelligence can outperform complex knowledge work.

At iPed, I am affiliated with the research group KITE https://www.uv.uio.no/english/research/groups/kite/index.html , which conducts research on AI in working life and higher education. I am also affiliated with The Norwegian Research Centre for Trustworthy AI (TRUST) https://www.trust-aicentre.no/english/ I am the coordinator for the master's KULA program at the Department, I teach various courses and seminars, and I supervise master’s students who write about a range of work-life-relevant issues related to organizations, work, technology, leadership, organizational development, learning, collaboration, etc.

I have an on-going project where I explore the practices of data-work and data-workers in a Norwegian platform company where I have done ethnographic fieldwork to understand how data-work is done in practice, as well as organisational challenges at play in efforts of making data “valuable.” Another ongoing research project in which I lead is DigiLove, where a number of different aspects related to dating applications are examined. Together with Anders Nilsen from Kristiania, I am also involved in the research project Adumbration, which deals with self-understanding, representation and photography.

Prior to my academic career, I worked ten years in the public sector (Statped) as a communication advisor, as well as a consultant in the IT industry (Bouvet ASA). In 2010, I embarked on a PhD project on social software and innovation in organizations (NetWorked Power), hosted by SINTEF with BI Business School as an educational partner. My research explored a social enterprise platform, knowledge professionals and working practices in a multinational company.

Background

Employment history

  • 2025-. Professor in Workplace studies, Department of Education, University of Oslo.
  • 2021-2025. Associate Professor in Social Anthropology, School of Communication, Leadership and Marketing, Kristiania University College.
  • Fall 2022. Associate Professor/lecturer in Digital Anthropology, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo.    
  • 2019-2021. Associate Professor & Program Coordinator in Digital Economy and Leadership, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo.
  • 2021-2022. Associate Professor II, Department for Marketing, BI Business School.
  • 2018-2020. Anthropologist expert for Rakett TV, Discovery Channel Norway.
  • 2018-2019. Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, Economics and Innovation, Kristiania University College.
  • 2017-2018. Assistant Professor, Department of Media and
  • Communication, University of Oslo.
  • 2016-2017. Senior Researcher, Consumption Research Norway (SIFO), OsloMet.   
  • 2015-2016. Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Department of Management, Westerdals School of Arts, Communication and Technology (ACT).    
  • 2012-2017. Lecturer in the Executive master's program Digital Communication, Department of Communication and culture, BI Business School.
  • 2007-2010 Concept developer. Microsoft, Advisors. Bouvet ASA.
  • 2000-2007 Communication advisor. Administration. Statped - National service for special needs education.

Education

  • 2010-2015. PhD Business Economics (Strategic Management). BI Business School.
  • 1997-2000. Cand. Polit Social Anthropology.    University of Oslo.
  • 1996-1997. Film- and media science. University of Copenhagen, (Denmark).    
  • 1992-1996. Cand. Mag Ex. phil, Sociology, Social Anthropology & Hypermedia. University of Oslo.

Appointments

  • One of the initiators of the establishment of Girl Geek Dinner Oslo - a network for women working with technology.
  • Former board member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Media Research.
Tags: digitalisation, innovation, Qualitative methods, Artificial Intelligence, collaboration

Publications

  • Diesen, Plata Sofie; Pettersen, Lene & Karlsen, Faltin (2025). The Overlooked and the Overstudied: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Research on Pursuing Sexual, Romantic, and Loving Relationships Through Online Dating. Behavioral Sciences. 15(3), p. 1–25. doi: 10.3390/bs15030247. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2024). Under Pressure: an Ethnographic Report from an Ambidextrous IPaaS Platform Entity. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). ISSN 1530-1605. p. 6181–6190. Full text in Research Archive
  • Johannessen, Magne & Pettersen, Lene (2024). Kommunikasjon er ikke en del av puslespillet – det er puslespillet: ledelseskommunikasjon fra et kompleksitetsperspektiv. In Alghasi, Sharam; Vanvik, Ester Conings; Barland, Jens & Falkheimer, Jesper (Ed.), Strategic Communication – Contemporary Perspectives. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202836665. p. 223–240. doi: 10.23865/noasp.208.ch11. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Karlsen, Faltin (2024). Strategic Communication in Digital Ecosystems: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Dating Applications. In Alghasi, Sharam; Vanvik, Ester Conings; Barland, Jens & Falkheimer, Jesper (Ed.), Strategic Communication – Contemporary Perspectives. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202836665. p. 115–132. doi: 10.23865/noasp.208.ch6. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Døving, Runar (2023). Gifteklare nordmenns hypergame partnerpreferanser. Norsk antropologisk tidsskrift. ISSN 0802-7285. 34(2), p. 79–94. doi: 10.18261/nat.34.2.2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Døving, Runar (2023). The construction of matches in dating platforms. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies. ISSN 1894-4647. 11(1), p. 13–27. doi: 10.5324/njsts.v11i1.4948. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2021). Researching Algorithms and Recommendation Systems Inside Out Using Reversed Engineering. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS). ISSN 1530-1605. doi: 10.24251/HICSS.2021.342. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Krumsvik, Arne H. (2019). Rocking the Boat: Proposing a Participatory Business Model for News. The Journal of Media Innovations. doi: 10.5617/jomi.6561. Full text in Research Archive
  • Begnum, Miriam Eileen Nes; Pettersen, Lene & Sørum, Hanne (2019). INTO THE WILD: EDUCATING INTERACTION DESIGNERS. NOKOBIT: Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av informasjonsteknologi. ISSN 1892-0748. 27(1). Full text in Research Archive
  • Begnum, Miriam Eileen Nes; Pettersen, Lene & Sørum, Hanne (2019). Identifying Five Archetypes of Interaction Design Professionals and Their Universal Design Expertise. Interacting with computers. ISSN 0953-5438. 31(4), p. 372–392. doi: 10.1093/iwc/iwz023. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Outsmart Complex Knowledge Work. Work, Employment and Society. ISSN 0950-0170. doi: 10.1177/0950017018817489. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Digitalisering - Modernitetens flyttebyrå. Norsk medietidsskrift (NMT). ISSN 0804-8452. 25(4), p. 1–17. doi: 10.18261/ISSN.0805-9535-2018-04-03. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Rating mechanisms among participants in sharing economy platforms. First Monday. 22(12). doi: 10.5210/fm.v22i112.7908. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Sorting things out: A typology of the digital collaborative economy. First Monday. 22(8). doi: 10.5210/fm.v22i8.7805. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2016). Experiencing virtual social enterprise media architectures. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies. ISSN 1894-4647. 4(2), p. 29–40. doi: 10.5324/njsts.v4i2.2183. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2016). Local Villages in a Globally Connected Structure: a Case Study of Social Enterprise Media in the Multinational Workplace. In Gruzd, Anatoliy; Jacobson, Jenna; Mai, Philip; Rupert, Evelyn & Murthy, Dhiraj (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society. ACM Publications. ISSN 9781450339384. doi: 10.1145/2930971.2930984. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2016). The role of offline places for communication and social interaction in online and virtual spaces in the multinational workplace :. Nordicom Review. ISSN 1403-1108. 37(Special issue), p. 131–146. doi: 10.1515/nor-2016-0028. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sørum, Hanne & Pettersen, Lene (2016). IN NEED OF AN INTERACTION DESIGNER? WHAT THE INDUSTRY WANTS AND WHAT IT ACTUALLY GETS! NOKOBIT: Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av informasjonsteknologi. ISSN 1892-0748. 24(1). Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Larsson, Anders Olof (2016). The winners take it all: A comparative study of Twitter campaigns under pressure. First Monday. 21(11). doi: 10.5210/fm.v21i11.6815. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). From Mass Production to Mass Collaboration: Institutionalized Hindrances to Social Media Platforms in the Workplace. Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies. ISSN 1894-4647. 2(2). doi: 10.5324/njsts.v2i2.2146. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Pettersen, Lene (2020). Hva er strategi? Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215026992. 187 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Næss, Hans Erik & Pettersen, Lene (2017). Metodebok for kreative fag. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 9788215027005. 244 p. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Pettersen, Lene; Rudningen, Gudrun & Nerland, Monika (2026). Rethinking AI in the Workplace: Epistemic Challenges and Design Implications. Proceedings of the European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. doi: 10.48340/ECSCW2026_088. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2024). Forskning viser at Velle har et poeng om datingmarkedet. Morgenbladet. ISSN 0805-3847. Full text in Research Archive
  • Stine, Barstad & Pettersen, Lene (2024). Datingforskere mener FpU-lederen har et poeng. [Internet]. Aftenposten. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2024). Appenes planet. Datingselskapet Match ler hele veien til banken. Full text in Research Archive
  • Karlsen, Faltin & Pettersen, Lene (2024). Dating apps' rhetoric for tapping your wallet. Kunnskapsmagasinet Kristiania. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2023). Er ChatGPT en trussel for journalistikken? Les hva chatboten selv svarer. [Journal]. Dagens Næringsliv. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2023). A sneak peek into the world of dating apps, with a little burner at the end (as they say at SATS). Full text in Research Archive
  • Karlsen, Faltin & Pettersen, Lene (2023). Dating app algorithms, folk theories, and distancing strategies. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Karlsen, Faltin (2023). DARK DESIGN PATTERNS AND GAMIFICATION AS THE HEART OF DATING APPLICATIONS’ BUSINESS MODELS. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2023). Artificial intelligence, Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISSN 9781800378834. p. 19–20. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Karlsen, Faltin (2023). DARK DESIGN PATTERNS AND GAMIFICATION AS THE HEART OF DATING APPLICATIONS’ BUSINESS MODELS. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene; Diesen, Plata Sofie & Raknes, Ketil (2023). Kjærlighet og datingapper. [Internet]. Dagsorden. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Corneliussen, Arve (2023). Porno-sjokk for fotballstjerner. [Internet]. Tv 2 Sport. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2023). Magicians, Transporters, and Translators of Digital Data: An Ethnographic Field Study in a Platform Company. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2022). Den om talkshow-inspirert undervisning. Gjest i NOKUT-podden. [Radio]. Spotify. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2022). Kryptoeksperter: Disse valutaene bør du selge med tap. [Journal]. VG. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2022). Arne Brimi tar av på Instagram. Han gjør nesten alt riktig, mener ekspert. [Journal]. Aftenposten. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2022). En antropologisk kommentar på kunstig uintelligens. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2022). En antropologisk kommentar på kunstig uintelligens. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Karlsen, Faltin (2022). Match made in the technical heaven – a discourse analysis of dating technologies. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lysbakken, Nina & Pettersen, Lene (2021). Podcasten Good App - Bad App: Design av samtalekulturer. [Internet]. Spotify podcast. Full text in Research Archive
  • Begnum, Miriam Eileen Nes & Pettersen, Lene (2021). Podcast fra Handelshøyskolen BI: Good App - Bad App. Episode: Hvordan designe en verden alle kan delta i. [Radio]. https://open.spotify.com/show/24Mx6O95pfwJeEIbwnj9Nf?si=d5f2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2020). CONTROL FREAKS AND RISK TAKERS: ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIGITAL DATA AS ENABLERS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. Communications of the Association for Information Systems. Full text in Research Archive
  • Schultz, Christian Ringstad & Pettersen, Lene (2020). DIGITAL DATA: STEPPING-STONES FOR DIGITAL INNOVATION! Full text in Research Archive
  • Kalsnes, Bente & Pettersen, Lene (2019). Algoritmer, analysedata og automatisering i det digitale medielandskapet – en avkledningsmanøver. Norsk medietidsskrift (NMT). ISSN 0804-8452. 26(1), p. 1–10. doi: 10.18261/issn.0805-9535-2019-01-01. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2019). Debunking some myths about algorithms - innlegg hos KPMG Norge og AI Social Resarch. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen & NRK, Dagsrevyen (2018). Sport: Eksperter advarer - Johaug på reklametoppen blant vinteridrettsstjernene. [TV]. NRK. Full text in Research Archive
  • NRK, Dagsrevyen & Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Eksperter advarer Johaug - havner på reklametoppen blant vinterstjernene. [Internet]. nrk.no. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Jurymember in African Digital Media Awards 2018. African Digital Media Awards. [Internet]. https://events.wan-ifra.org/pt/node/2840/speakers. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Kommenterer delebillettsaken til Ruter. [Radio]. Dagsnytt 18. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen & Rolland, Knut-Helge Ronæs (2018). Diffus forståelse av «digitalisering». Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Episode 39 - Robotene kommer! [Radio]. MDGs podcastserie. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Menneskelig og kunstig intelligens. [Radio]. Iteras podcastserie iterasjoner . Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Slack utfordrer gigantene. [Journal]. Kapital. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). It's complicated. Track in the panel Social media and peer networks. Full text in Research Archive
  • Storrøsten, Kaja & Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Datingfenomenet som er verre enn «ghosting». [Journal]. VG+. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2018). Kunstig intelligens til folket! Paneldeltaker. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Kalsnes, Bente (2018). Algorithms in the New Digital Media Landscape: Friend or foe? Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Vil et Snapchat-filter duge? Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Heng ham, ikke vent. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Jurymember in African Digital Media Awards 2017. [Internet]. African Digital Media Awards. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Det store datakappløpet. Hvilke konsekvenser har den teknologiske utviklingen? Deltaker i paneldebatt på Nokios 2017. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Fireside: Artificial intelligence (AI) in art - and vice versa. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). Snapchat-generasjonen uten filter. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene G. Braathen (2017). The New Digital World of Work. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2017). Forord. In Næss, Hans Erik & Pettersen, Lene (Ed.), Metodebok for kreative fag. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215027005. p. 13–14. Full text in Research Archive
  • Næss, Hans Erik & Pettersen, Lene (2017). Innledning: Metodemangfoldets muligheter. In Næss, Hans Erik & Pettersen, Lene (Ed.), Metodebok for kreative fag. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215027005. p. 15–19. Full text in Research Archive
  • Næss, Hans Erik & Pettersen, Lene (2017). På rett sted til rett tid. Kunsten å gjøre feltarbeid. In Næss, Hans Erik & Pettersen, Lene (Ed.), Metodebok for kreative fag. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215027005. p. 88–99. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2016). Sosiale løsninger på jobben - arbeidsstøtte eller merarbeid? Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2016). Sosiale medier som strategisk verdiskaper - hype or hope? Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2016). Open Access for Online News. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Same Same, but Different. Mobile Technologies’ Potential for Connecting or Maintaining Social Relationships. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Samhandling i praksis. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Fargerikt faglig fellesskap - Ja til et felles faglig fundament, ikke til like pr-utdannelser. Kronikk. [Journal]. Dagens Næringsliv. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Obama inn for landing på Facebook. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Doktorgradsprofilen Magma - Econas tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse. [Journal]. Fagblad og på internett. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Dancing in Online Spaces Dressed with Offline Practices – A Longitudinal Case Study of Place and Space in the Multinational Workplace. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Mixed Methodologies or Mixing Up Methodologies? Full text in Research Archive
  • Work, Magazine London & Pettersen, Lene (2015). Social media smarts. [Journal]. WORK magazine laget av Londonbaserte WORK for CIPD. Full text in Research Archive
  • Farbrot, Audun & Pettersen, Lene (2015). 7 tips om sosiale medier på jobben. [Internet]. YouTube. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Pushing the Boundaries for Future Media Models. A Wake-Up Call. Paper presentation. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2015). Hvordan bygge nettverk på tvers av fredspiper, lusekofter og andre rare ting folk gjør? – Et innlegg om lokale landsbyer i en global online verden. Full text in Research Archive
  • Farbrot, Audun & Pettersen, Lene (2015). Jobber vi smartere med sosiale medier? Videointervju. [Internet]. YouTube. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tjellaug, Ane Bamle & Pettersen, Lene (2015). Farger Facebook med engasjement. [Journal]. Avis og nett . Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Teknologi og fredagskake. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Den Sosiale 2.0 Organisasjonen. In Brønn, Peggy Simcic & Arnulf, Jan Ketil (Ed.), Kommunikasjon for ledere og organisasjoner. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245014266. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Mind the gap - Knowledge work, Context and Social Enterprise Platforms. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Intern kommunikasjon med sosiale medier. In Brønn, Peggy Simcic & Arnulf, Jan Ketil (Ed.), Kommunikasjon for ledere og organisasjoner. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245014266. p. 361–381. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Intervju om hashtagblemmer i det sosiale medielandskapet. [Radio]. Kulturhusets hovedsending. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Sosial teknologi i organisasjonen - erfaringer fra enlongitudinell og kvalitativ casestudie av en internasjonal kunnskapsintensiv organisasjon. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2014). Kursjustering av forventningene til sosiale intranett i organisasjonen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kiberg, Håvard; Mjøs, Ole Johan & Pettersen, Lene (2024). Platform Ambivalence : Exploring the Dynamic Relationship Between Platformization and the Norwegian Music Industry. Universitetet i Bergen. ISSN 9788230844748. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene (2017). Fra DAB radio og reisebillett til Altinn og Facebook. En landsomfattende undersøkelse av personer med nedsatte funksjonsevner sine digitale hverdagsliv. Forbruksforskningsinstituttet SIFO. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tangeland, Torvald; Roos, Gun & Pettersen, Lene (2017). Likt for alle - En analyse av hvordan forbrukere med funksjonsnedsettelser kan sikres bedre tilgang til forbrukermarkeder. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene; Kjørstad, Ingrid & Rosenberg, Thea Grav (2016). Delingsøkonomi – et kvalitativt øyeblikksbilde fra Norge. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Kjørstad, Ingrid (2016). Online brukerevalueringer – til forbrukernes nytte eller besvær? OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Pettersen, Lene & Sasson, Amir (2015). Working in Tandem: A Longitudinal Study of the Interplay of Working Practices and Social Enterprise Platforms in the Multinational Workplace. Handelshøyskolen BI. ISSN 9788282471039. Full text in Research Archive

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