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January 7, 2016 05:30 pm GMT
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Is it actually possible to shut down the Internet?
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.
More about Online, Internet, Technology, Donald Trump, and TechOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/llDNneY_3aU/
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