1) 8chan richly deserved to go down and its a good thing for all of us they are down. Hopefully this stays that way. 2) That does not change the structural rea

1) 8chan richly deserved to go down and its a good thing for all of us they are down. Hopefully this stays that way. 2) That does not change the structural reality that a small collection of private entities can now act as gatekeepers. This is not a result of this affair - but something that already existed. Can we rely on this power always being used for good purposes? I dunno. If you deal with controversial stuff, better have a backup plan. Good thing 8chan were too stupid to have one. Conclusion: the result is good, the path indicates some troubling realities. I often oppose the 'get a good result in a dubious way' method, but here the balance tilted strongly towards action. My tolerance drops to zero when it comes to terrorist breeding sites and the 'damage' merely shows us what already existed. There's an argument this should have been done much earlier.