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		srg0 on July 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Know What You Download on BitTorrent Also in some markets the official local release was a year behind. Given that it's not possible to get an HBO subscription outside of the US, for many people pirating was the only way to watch it.

dtech on July 13, 2020 [–]

Or in the Netherlands, where is was exclusive to 1 ISP

Freak_NL on July 13, 2020 | [–]

An ISP that provided cable internet exclusively; so if you had fibre at home it wouldn't even make sense to use them.

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