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Consecutive Trading Days, Suspension From Trading Or The Delisting Of Common Stock

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Consecutive trading days, suspension from trading or the delisting of common stock								30 days
Share price, threshold for delisting (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Consecutive trading days, before compliance date, suspension from trading or the delisting of common stock							10 days
Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| claimant	6	6
Settled Litigation
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Number of plaintiffs \| claimant	85
Violation Of VPPA
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, damages sought, value \| $			$ 2,500	$ 2,500	$ 2,500
Violation of VPP Act - BuzzFeed.com Website
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| individual				12,176	8,927
Violation Of VPP Act - HuffPost.com Website
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| individual			590	5,247
Mass Arbitrations
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| individual						91
Number of mass arbitrations \| arbitration						2
Number of pending claims \| claimant		6