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		geoffschmidt on Jan 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Web Giants Consider 'Nuclear Option' Blackout to F... The goal is to raise awareness. For example, every cable news program in America would cover it as one of the day's top stories. You can't buy that with money.

Florin_Andrei on Jan 5, 2012 [–]

Technically you could, but you'd need lots and lots of money.

jobu on Jan 6, 2012 | [–]

I'm guessing it would be on par with the money they'd lose being offline for even a day.

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