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Re:Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal ... by jiggy2011 on Friday January 20, 2012 @07:11AM (#3489205)
SOPA doesn't really have anything to do with DDOS afaik.

But I take your point , it contributes to a general "the internet is scary" atmosphere.

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Re:Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal ... by espeed on Friday January 20, 2012 @07:23AM (#3489236)
It has to do with the initiatives to regulate the Internet and tame the wild wild Net where "anything goes".
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Re:Anonymous takes down Department of Justice and Universal ... by jiggy2011 on Friday January 20, 2012 @12:26PM (#3490247)
Yes, although I have no idea how one could effectively legislate against DDOS since it's already basically illegal.
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