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by gernb 5269 days ago
No, they should be patted on the back for not being rash.

A SOPA blackout by Facebook/Google would show just how much political influence they have when they decide to abuse their position. Once that's made clear governments around the world would quickly act to remove that power by various new laws and regulations destroying both companies.

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"various new laws and regulations destroying both companies"

... and SOPA is the first of those.

Don't worry. I'm sure their bosses are patting them on the back.