That's no excuse; we think they are tacky, so there's no need to turn a blind eye because these are supposedly "our" people.
I will agree that it is tacky, but find it amusing how quickly the leftists jump to the censorship advocacy position when it is something they disagree with. One thing positive about using tacky methods, which the left has known for a long time, it draws attention. I do not care for it, but it works, and is their Right as much as it is the liberals.