Big Sis' Homeland Security shuts down dozens of websites without court order...

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"I vill censor Internet websites I think infringe on your liberty. I vill protect your liberty by destroying your liberty. I have spoken!"

While many of the web domains were sites that trafficked in counterfeit brand name goods, and some others linked to copyright-infringing file-sharing materials, at least one site was a Google-like search engine, causing alarm among web freedom advocates who worry the move steps over the line into censorship.

All the shut sites are now displaying a Homeland Security warning that copyright infringers can face up to five years in prison.

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