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I said "This is not in response to this particular protest."

This already existed. They did not see the current protest and then suddenly released it.

Nothing in the original tweet suggested it to be in response to this _particular_ protest either.

There have been protests via airdrop in china for months.

I think it could be interpreted that they pushed it out because of these protests. Most people won’t know about the feature until it matters and it’s too late.

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