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TIL World War II ended in 1969, at the earliest.


Maybe I did not explain myself enough. What I'm saying is that if a free Internet existed during WW2, resistance would have been able to communicate and collaborate. Moreover, people would have had access to both, propaganda news and real news.


There is no way a free Internet would have existed in Germany and the German-occupied territories during WW2. The resistance could in theory have organized one clandestinely. But setting up a secret computer network isnt really easier than setting up a secret telephone or telegraph network, which is good enough.

People actually did have access to real news, via radio. Listening to the Allies broadcasts was illegal, but possible.




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