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+# User Requests — Compiled from GitHub Issues & Discussions
+
+> Source: 55+ open issues, 40+ discussions, 391 comments in main thread (Discussion #94)
+> Date compiled: 2026-03-06
+
+---
+
+## 1. Market & Finance (10+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Custom market panels — pick exchanges (India NSE/BSE, SENSEX) & individual stocks | @Bharadwajak, @Versifer003, @job3904, @riskRover, #1102 |
+| Crypto panel — Top 10 default + add custom coins (XRP, etc.) | @tagusbeer, @avanirvana, #979 |
+| Earnings reports panel — upcoming/recent quarterly + AI summaries | #1010 |
+| Global macro data — GDP, inflation, interest rates, employment | #972 |
+| Trendlines — historical charts for tracked metrics | #252 |
+| Critical materials & commodities — rare earths, precious metals, supply/demand | @jyr-ai, @SebastienMelki, Discussion #95 |
+| Forex prediction features | @avneesh039 |
+| P&L / portfolio tracker | @samuelebarbieri2006 |
+| Per-country economic indicators on map — instability index, stock index, labor force | @straycomet |
+| Commodity trader features — vessel positions, route data, Vortexa-like | @gordonbobgold-cpu |
+
+---
+
+## 2. News Sources & Regional Coverage (15+ requests)
+
+### Reduce Western Bias
+
+| Region | Sources Requested | Users |
+|--------|-------------------|-------|
+| India | The Hindu, NDTV, Hindustan Times, LiveMint, WION, PTI | @PartyTime111004, @sdf11-ops, Discussion #630 |
+| Iran/Persian | BBC Persian, Iran International, Fars News, Telegram feeds | @aydakikio |
+| China | MIIT, MOFCOM official announcements | @jyr-ai |
+| Turkey | TRT World (RSS + Live TV) | @nurdadak |
+| Latin America | Mexico narcotrafficking, Azteca Noticias | @antel1904, #821 |
+| Africa | Congo, broader representation | @sajou1, Discussion #796 |
+| Oman | Times of Oman, local sources | Discussion #643 |
+| Oceania | North Pacific (Palau) military buildup | @jngori |
+| Arabia | Al Jazeera Arabic + other Arabic channels | @Mhd-H00 |
+| Vietnam | VietnamToday HLS stream | @htch9999 |
+| France | France24 French-language stream | @drpedro77 |
+| Greece | Local data sources | @meetjames24, Discussion #248 |
+
+### Feed Features
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Configurable news feeds — add/remove like TV channels | #649 |
+| Bias score for news sources | @elilat |
+| Credibility rating for conflicting reports | @DRLinda1 |
+| News deduplication across categories | @curiositypilot |
+| Content translation per user's language | #644 |
+| AI summaries for paywalled articles | @Noah974Finance |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Map & Globe (8+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| 3D globe like Google Earth / Palantir Gotham | #730, #129, @LeadGenUSA |
+| Map as movable/resizable tile | @ueco-jb |
+| Daylight/nighttime overlay | Discussion #447 |
+| Submarine cable map (more detailed + no land routing) | #790, @hartmanphil, Discussion #1048 |
+| Desalination plants infrastructure layer | @SharmaPrateek, #1029 |
+| GPS jamming + ACAS alert layers (Wingbits) | #126 |
+| Missile & drone defense tracking | #645 |
+| Pentagon pizza tracker / INMARSAT / NAVTEX | @bkerler, #250 |
+| Internet ping speed map per country | @amindorf |
+| American/Allies attacks layer (not just Iran) | @TiredOldGamer |
+| Geopolitical blocs overlay (NATO, AUKUS, Quad, etc.) | @passionfruit18 |
+| More protest fidelity + GDELT source links | #131, @Stingraeyy |
+
+### Disputed Borders (Politically Sensitive)
+
+- Taiwan/China labeling (#1002) — multiple heated comments
+- India/Kashmir (#990, @mayankkhannaaa, @freespaceglitche, @Rajat15)
+- Somaliland (@aasheikh), Vietnam flag (@giangdk)
+- Proposed solution: user-selectable border views (like Google Maps IP-based)
+
+---
+
+## 4. Transport Tracking — ADS-B / AIS / Maritime (7+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users |
+|---------|-------|
+| ADS-B flight tracking with search + live map | @omronoro, @itsklutch, @Honazhu |
+| Military flight overlay | @VonBiz |
+| Ship tracking APIs + vessel route visualization | @VonBiz, @gordonbobgold-cpu |
+| Expand vessel popup — show all info (not "+118 more") | @digitAI-4N6, #1094 |
+| Flight schedule impact alongside vessel data | @joelien102 |
+| FR24 as alternative ADS-B source (user API keys) | @Honazhu |
+| Real-time global shipping + air traffic with route viz, filters, alerts | @DHEDHiAly |
+
+---
+
+## 5. Telegram & Social Media as OSINT Sources (6+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users |
+|---------|-------|
+| Telegram as first-class OSINT layer — extensive channel list provided | @StokedDude |
+| Twitter/X news integration | @papelonconl1mon |
+| Real-time social media feed | @DRLinda1 |
+| Specific Telegram channels (warfront witness, etc.) | @AnnasMazhar, @Fineman1168222 |
+| Discord/Slack/Telegram bot integrations | @soupsoup |
+
+---
+
+## 6. Alerting & Notifications (5+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Push notifications to phone | #304 |
+| Email digests — configurable frequency (hourly/daily/weekly) | @ymehili (PR #713) |
+| Alerting engine — push + webhooks + Telegram bot for thresholds | @abhijithwrrr, #763 |
+| Flash/pop on map for new alerts in a region | @RahulVashista |
+| Mute notification popup setting | @RahulVashista |
+| Better new-content indicators | @papelonconl1mon |
+
+> Owner note: alerting/notifications planned for paid version
+
+---
+
+## 7. UI/UX & Layout (8+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Dynamic resizable layout — move/resize panels freely | #904, @whitetrt |
+| "+" button to add/remove panels instead of DnD | #882 |
+| Save/Set button in settings (no visual confirmation) | #1041 |
+| Reset button to restore default panel layout | @Apex-Fund-Manager |
+| Full-screen per card for TV broadcast; iframe/RSS per card | @manish-0521 |
+| Multi-monitor support — tiles to separate screens | @AIEPS |
+| Screen responsiveness — mobile/tablet | #906 |
+| Palantir Gotham-like UI polish | Discussion #718, #566 |
+| Map legend & filters on top layer | #829 |
+| Command list for Cmd+K bar | Discussion #719 |
+| Touch laptop incorrectly getting mobile UI | @Niboshi-Wasabi |
+
+---
+
+## 8. Platform & Deployment (10+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Docker container | #122, #265 |
+| Android app / Fire TV | Discussion #133 |
+| iOS mobile app | @artespraticas |
+| Windows 32-bit | #774 |
+| Linux AppImage broken on Mint | @xkaosxx |
+| macOS app behind web version / not updating | Discussion #588 |
+| Configurable HTTP port via .env | Discussion #99, #933 |
+| Self-hosted persistent config across upgrades | @vgtmxrz, Discussion #207 |
+| API mode — headless intelligence pipeline | Discussion #778 |
+| iframe/embed support (5+ requests) | @netstairs, @AlexanderRemizovMLE, Discussion #659 |
+| API key backup/export across devices | Discussion #684 |
+| Better desktop onboarding — license key confusion, API docs | @TheShaman, Discussion #264, #869 |
+| Which API keys needed per panel documentation | @stc788, @saushank3poch |
+| User guide / manual | @manav-yb, @papelonconl1mon |
+| Walkthrough video | Discussion #665 |
+
+---
+
+## 9. AI & Intelligence (5+ requests)
+
+| Request | Users / Issues |
+|---------|----------------|
+| Local Ollama integration as AI fallback tier | Discussion #120, #222 |
+| Supply chain weaponization tracking | #837 |
+| Full supply chain visualization — who supplies what to whom | @jayarjo |
+| Space weather monitoring (NOAA SWPC) | #141, @xkaosxx |
+| Prediction features — predict next likely strike targets | @Ttian12 |
+| Sovereignty layers matrix + force deployment tracker | @bparlan |
+| Crimes locator | @elilat |
+| Ransomware.live RSS as cyber threat intel | @DefenceIntelligence |
+| Energy data from electricitymaps.com | @xfsala |
+| Disaster location data (earthquakes, etc.) | @ragabuyung99 |
+
+---
+
+## 10. Performance (5+ reports)
+
+| Issue | Users |
+|-------|-------|
+| Laggy world map — many users, decent hardware | Discussion #558, #871, @bukowa, @itsklutch |
+| Map + YouTube simultaneous loading lag | #287 |
+| Sidecar 502/503 errors on desktop | #976 |
+| Panels go idle after 5 min | Discussion #909 |
+| Mac Intel rendering failures | #864 |
+| Android Chrome auto-closes country view after 1 min | @nothingtosurprise |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Localization & Languages
+
+| Request | Users |
+|---------|-------|
+| Vietnamese | @thang76, Discussion #176 |
+| Korean (contributed) | Discussion #493 |
+| Full Arabic localization | @abdulzizs1981-alt |
+| Chinese — map/news still in English when selected | @caiwe0 |
+| Turkish — data still English after language switch | @fatihykt |
+
+---
+
+## 12. Security & Trust
+
+| Issue | Users |
+|-------|-------|
+| Antivirus flags on desktop app | @pronetworksecure |
+| Concern about entering Gmail credentials | @hub-newb |
+
+---
+
+## Top Priorities by Demand
+
+| # | Theme | Requests | Impact |
+|---|-------|----------|--------|
+| 1 | Regional news sources — reduce Western bias | 15+ | Global audience |
+| 2 | Custom market/finance panels | 10+ | Finance users |
+| 3 | ADS-B / AIS transport tracking | 7+ | High engagement |
+| 4 | Performance / lag fixes | 7+ | Retention |
+| 5 | Telegram as OSINT source | 6+ | Intelligence value |
+| 6 | Notification/alerting system | 5+ | Monetization |
+| 7 | Dynamic panel layout | 5+ | Core UX |
+| 8 | iframe/embed support | 5+ | Distribution |
+| 9 | Disputed borders (user-selectable) | 5+ | Political risk |
+| 10 | 3D globe view | 3+ | Differentiator |
+| 11 | Docker deployment | 3+ | Self-hosting |
+| 12 | Desktop onboarding (license + API docs) | 5+ | Conversion |
diff --git a/src/config/variants/full.ts b/src/config/variants/full.ts
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@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_MAP_LAYERS: MapLayers = {
   irradiators: false,
   sanctions: true,
   weather: true,
-  economic: true,
+  economic: false,
   waterways: true,
   outages: true,
   cyberThreats: false,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_MAP_LAYERS: MapLayers = {
   protests: false,
   flights: false,
   military: false,
-  natural: true,
+  natural: false,
   spaceports: false,
   minerals: false,
   fires: false,