Since shutting down most pirate sites is impossible, Germany's ISPs are given a secret list of pirate domains to block, which in theory hides the existence of the pirate sites from internet users. After it emerged that a local ISP had accidentally exposed the list to the public for the last 10 months, the unintended transparency was quietly yet swiftly reversed. This response provides another point for debate as site-blocking proposals heat up in the United States.

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[–] veniasilente@lemm.ee -5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Is it, really? Did they ever really stopped being like in the 1940s?

[–] Crotaro@beehaw.org 10 points 5 days ago

Holy cow that's a horrible take. Please, if you can spare the time and money, come visit our country and don't just look at the few high-criminality places or the corruption of key politicians. Yes, they exist and should be criticized, but if your conclusion from that is to think that Germany is still just like during one of the most horrific regimes, then you've been grossly misinformed and need to experience the daily reality instead.