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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools

An open drawer revealed a photograph depicting Trump alongside Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. (Credit: DOJ Epstein Files Data Set)

The US Department of Justice's decision to redact parts of the Epstein Files backfired after users discovered a way to copy and paste hidden text into new documents.

This means texts that were deliberately blacked out can be read by the public, defeating the purpose for which they were redacted in the first place.

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