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Can we stop with the public ‘blasterbating’, actually?

Can we stop with the public ‘blasterbating’, actually?
Financial Times Sunday 16 August 2026, 04:00 UTC 1 min read
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It is now hard to take public transport without having to endure the sound of someone else’s smartphone speaker

It is now hard to take public transport without having to endure the sound of someone else’s smartphone speaker
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