Do you know how an ISP works? Upon notification from the FCC, your ISP will block your IP address and your account will be terminated. Your name will be on a list that will prevent you getting an account on another ISP.
Google the Great Firewall of China. Watch your Netflix while you can.
Yes, as a software engineer (Chief Architect) I’m well aware of how things work and what kind of a nightmare they WILL have. I wouldn’t make it that easy for them, there’s lots of options.
Even in the case of having the power to shut somebody (IP) down...this is the point of the article. They would never have enough man power to keep up with people publishing content they don’t like - it would just grow exponentially worse with shutdowns and making people angry. The Chinese have been conditioned to behave a certain way...it’d be a whole other ball game here. We will not behave the same.
I’m not saying they won’t try to do some of this, they’re so stupid they probably will.