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adityamwaghyesterday at 9:31 PM4 repliesview on HN

This is a great initiative. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT NEW. This has already been tried and tested successfully in Singapore.

https://www.nea.gov.sg/corporate-functions/resources/researc...


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sgustardyesterday at 10:48 PM

Original Singapore results from Debug in 2019 - "greater than 90% reduction in release areas":

https://blog.debug.com/2019/11/singapore-collaboration-achie...

sgurnooryesterday at 9:40 PM

Seems like you’re referring to the same initiative - https://blog.debug.com/2026/05/debug-expands-in-singapore-bu...

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mihaelmyesterday at 9:39 PM

More generally, it's known as the sterile insect technique and you'll find plenty of campaigns with some googling.