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Going dark alone does not very often yield results - even if the right solution comes out getting others up to speed will remove any time gained before easily.
Going dark as a team is a different story.
Was a kangaroo court, is a kangaroo court. And that is what's wrong about this to resolve issues using a CoC. Harassment is of course real, and being a supportive organizations that helps and supports a victim in legal action is a better way to go.
Seems to be about time to apply youtube-dl and create a torrent of the result.
Actually, they don't halt it. They just said the current state of the investigation doesn't warrant a search or taking the journalists/bloggers into custody.
The investigation still gives a legal umbrella for extensive wiretapping and similar measures.