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Do internet providers serve a function other than as a hub?

Asked by Zyx (4170points) January 13th, 2012

And why is such a hub even needed? It seems really dumb and it’s what’s allowing the mafia to control the internet.
EDIT: I should mention BREIN (a dutch organization doing more harm than good) got a judge to say a bunch of internet providers have to block thepiratebay and ANY copyright infringing website (which would be all of them). I’m genuinely pissed off.

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Are these Dutch internet providers?

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Zyx's avatar

Yeah, all of this is happening in the Netherlands.

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dappled_leaves's avatar

Well, I think it stinks. This sort of thing really worries me.

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