Web Sites Promote Commercial Terrorism?

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ladybug writes: "the harvard journal suggests a federal criminal statute addressing the so-called solicitation of commercial terrorism through the internet. the document forwards the idea that somehow websites control the minds of people everywhere - and in fact, are to blame for most acts of "terrorism" against commercial interests.

from the harvard journal : "Inflammatory web sites promoting commercial terrorism have targeted corporations such as McDonald's, 7-Eleven, Kinko's, Walt Disney Company, Blockbuster Entertainment and Mattel. These web sites foster animosity towards the corporation and urge readers to take affirmative steps to tarnish the corporation's image and to sabotage its operations. Indeed, such web sites threaten acts of destruction that may cause substantial financial damages to a targeted company."

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