{"id":59637,"date":"2018-09-28T07:40:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=59637"},"modified":"2018-09-28T08:30:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T13:30:54","slug":"new-feature-blocked-status-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/new-feature-blocked-status-info\/","title":{"rendered":"New Feature &#8211; Blocked Status Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re so excited to launch your new central location for blocked applications. 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