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.
OK, I see your point, but they don’t need to go after every blog with 100 hits a day. They are interested in the ones that are providing a major voice in opposition to their political viewpoint.