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Its a great example of a slippery slope fallacy. I agree it's troubling, in general, to attack the mechanisms used to commit crime. On those grounds you could legitimately outlaw cars ("get-away vehicles!") the post office ("a conduit for illegal drugs, porn, etc!"), computers, ("an essential tool for hackers!").

I'm just saying, taking down the DNS entry for "obviously" criminal domains doesn't bother me. And yes, when it's not obvious, or worse, is maliciously abused by power to silence dissent, then yes, it's worth being upset about. The slippery slope fallacy is all about extrapolating how power could be abused, leaving the only response to take away power entirely. But that's impossible, because power exists. So let's have an adult conversation about how to use it for the good of all.




Your argument seems entirely contradictory. If you agree on the slippery slope, blocking at the DNS level is a perfect example of it.




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