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		lectrick on April 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pirate Bay Finds Safe Haven in Iceland, Switches t... Wait... Pirate Bay is blocked (out of the box) in the UK? That's rather draconian for a first-world nation...

w1ntermute on April 25, 2013 | [–]

The modern UK is essentially a police state.

wmf on April 25, 2013 | [–]

There's a lot of cultural disagreement within the first world. Check out UK libel law, the official secrets act, etc.

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