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January 7, 2016 05:30 pm GMT

Is it actually possible to shut down the Internet?

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Video: Armand Valdes, Loris Ravera

In a recent speech in South Carolina, Donald Trump said he would look into "closing up parts of the Internet" to fight ISIS. Well here's a fact that Trump may not be too happy to hear — America does not control the Internet everywhere in the world. Additionally, many American websites already censor terrorist activities.

So a hypothetical President Trump's only hope for turning off the Internet would be right here in America, and thanks to a very secretive government policy, he probably could.

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