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Chat: that has now been scrapped due to growth concerns

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Narratives:Profits over Safety

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Monday 24 August 2020

09:46████hi! hope you are doing well. do you happen to know the status of the IG Smart Defaults launch?
10:05Vaishnavi JayakumarI do we were initially supposed to launch private by default on september 2 after approval from IG leads, but that has now been scrapped due to growth concerns, and the product team has been given some time to come up with ways to mitigate the drop in growth
10:05Vaishnavi Jayakumarhappy to chat more on a quick call today if you'd like more details Ms.
10:10████Hi! That would be great if you have time. This came to mind because in light of the Age-Appropriate Design Code coming into effect on 9/2 with a 12 month compliance period Ms.
10:12████As well as the anticipated IDPC guidance that we're expecting soon
10:37Vaishnavi JayakumarSure I'm in a meeting till 11.30 but could chat then if you're free Ms.
10:40████Shared an image
10:40████I'll grab 15 min for us then :) Ms.
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