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00:00 Huge Fines & A Dead Game
01:20 Google & Apple’s Duopoly (ad)
02:55 The New Law
05:55 The Nexus Mods Incident
08:54 They Can’t Take The Risk
12:55 Big Penalties, Big Targets
15:12 When The Cost Is Too High

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