>>> The super dumb comes from the presumption that they shouldn't have to
>>> have just cause, or evidence, or a court order, or anything else,
>>> presumably, other than some moron's "anonymous tip".
>>
>> Well, it /does/ make it very much easier to quietly censor things you
>> don't want people to see, right?
>
> Not so much, no.  The Internet does an amazing job "routing around
> damage".

Sure. Any technically sophisticated Internet user won't have too much 
trouble getting around the blacklist. The clueless newbies? Not so much.

> Look at the number of times and ways various organisations have tried to
> shut down The Pirate Bay.

I have to admit, Wikipedia's blackout is the very first time I'd even 
*heard* of The Pirate Bay.

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