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Imagine if the governments in the Ukraine or Turkey had such a kill switch. They could instantly disable most of the communication between people protesting against the government.

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That was my first thought as well. The potential for abuse seems to be pretty high

America would NEVER abuse such a privilege. :|

> They could instantly disable most of the communication between people protesting against the government.

I would think they can already easily do that using the ISPs

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