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Republican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites

Bill would help rightsholders obtain court orders to block foreign piracy sites.

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Ars Technica· Sep 17, 7:07 PMRepublican bill would order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPNs to block piracy sites

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