In the longer term, the real game plan is to have a tool to silence dissidents. Someone makes false claims of copyright infringement, and their opponent's rights to speak is immediately taken down without due process. This means the mere accusation of copyright infringement can be used to silence people.
So if something political in the news comes up and the foreign press is making someone look bad, they can make a false claim, get their website blocked, and by the time it goes through court, it is no longer in the news cycle, and people aren't paying attention anymore. A nice little tool to manipulate the masses.
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