{"id":1423,"date":"2025-10-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/welcome-to-the-papers-please-internet\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:00:00","slug":"welcome-to-the-papers-please-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/welcome-to-the-papers-please-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the \u2018papers, please\u2019 internet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is <\/em>The Stepback<\/a>, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the downward spiral of the internet, follow Adi Robertson<\/a>. <\/em>The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for <\/em>The Stepback here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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