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A member of the OGUsers community shared the document with Motherboard, and Instagram said it appeared authentic as an excerpt when provided with a copy for verification purposes.The cease and desist also tells the recipient to confirm that they "Have preserved and will continue to preserve in the future all information related to the activities described herein;" "Have shut down any and all websites you operate that are used to offer services related to Facebook or Instagram, and have removed all advertisements or postings on external websites advertising or describing Your services related to Facebook or Instagram;" and "Have stopped and will not in the future offer, transfer, market, sell, or offer to sell any services related to Facebook and Instagram."Facebook tells the recipient to "account for and disgorge any and all revenue" earned from the unauthorized activities.Did you receive this cease and desist? We'd love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, OTR chat on jfcox@jabber.ccc.de, or email joseph.cox@vice.com.
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