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		385668 on Sept 16, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Pirate Bay - 9 years and still bloody runnin I can't speak for everyone, but when the US gov or the MPAA DDOS's a website they disagree with, I'm not angry because what they are doing is illegal, I'm angry about the hypocrisy in declaring something to be both legally and morally wrong, except when it serves their purposes.

jiggy2011 on Sept 16, 2012 | [–]

When have they done that?

385668 on Sept 21, 2012 | | [–]

Repeatedly over the years. Media defender advertised DDOSing websites as a service to IP groups.

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