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Spain orders blocks on Archive.today and its mirrors

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  1. nottorp · · focus · HN ↗
    Apparently all of south western europe blocks half the internet in the name of football. Besides Spain there's also Italy, France, Portugal and surprisingly the UK somewhat.
    1. jareklupinski · · focus · HN ↗
      torrent some popular movies on an American home ISP and you may get some nasty letters too

      every economy protects its crown jewels to a degree which seems excessive to its neighbors

      1. expedition32 · · focus · HN ↗
        It is no coincidence that a lot of piracy is now hosted in Russia.
        1. mitxela · · focus · HN ↗
          This has resulted in a lot of them blocking VPNs because Russia blocks VPNs at the backbone level.
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