I'm not sure why you insist that "the liberals on this site" would be the only ones against providing this power to the FBI. I believe the entire libertarian wing of the Republican party would also be against this sort of thing. I also know plenty of "liberals" who would support giving the FBI this right. This isn't really a "liberal" or "conservative" issue.
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I'm not sure why you insist that "the liberals on this site" would be the only ones against providing this power to the FBI. I believe the entire libertarian wing of the Republican party would also be against this sort of thing. I also know plenty of "liberals" who would support giving the FBI this right. This isn't really a "liberal" or "conservative" issue.
Micropayments. As soon as someone figures out how to do micropayments cost effectively, efficiently and reliably, advertising will begin to disappear. Until that time, advertising will remain the foundation of content providers on the internet.