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 title: 'Connect with us in Istanbul and Prague'
-description: 'Connect with the PL IPFS Implementers in Istanbul and Prague for DevConnect and DCxPrague! 🇹🇷🇨🇿 We want to hear from IPFS users to shape our 2024 plans.'
+description: 'Connect with the PL IPFS Implementers in Istanbul and Prague for DevConnect and DCxPrague! We want to hear from IPFS users to shape our 2024 plans.'
 author: Cameron Wood
 date: 2023-11-06
 permalink: '/2023-content-blocking-for-the-ipfs-stack/'