The staff needs to check whether a freebie item doesn't contain a virus and is not a copyright violation. This takes a couple of days.
Not as much time as a quality test such as in the marketplace would take, however. As far as I know, approving an item for the marketplace can take as long as three weeks.

The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter

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