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Linux doesn't help here. You can have your own servers, but then ISP can shut you down and Mastercard and Visa will ban you from the online economy at will ...

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If Silk Road (and its spawn) manage to stay online until the government shuts them down then these more-legal companies can surely find a way.

Sure if your users can use crypto and tor you can stay open for a few years... but that isn't the same problem.

Linux is much better than relying on proprietary services. Nobody said Linux solves all the other problems in the world. lol.

I don't know what do you mean really, what do you think Amazon uses for their clouds, Windows 95?

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