But our's isn't Totalitarian... As a rapid prevention from cyberattack ... I'm not certain I object.

I bet it'll blow up in their face. Maybe even get some international activity. It looked like they were gonna squash the protests, but now I'm not so sure.

The only one who can decide pulling something like this is the government or pres..
Also the providers have to give thumbs up since the satellite´s belong to them http://www.gearthblog.com/satellites.html to much to explain actually we have nothing to say in that sort of situation. Its not up to us if it would happen or NOT

I’m sure it would be possible if they w. claim that some sort of life threatening attack is possible, enough people would be accepting without even thinking.

An off switch well: I think if they achieve that and if they find enough dumb polite humans this would be a wonderful thing: they would have a little more control again...
and thats what this is all about of having the biggest on the table.

To the fact that they claim to avoid attacks uhm?! what are those firewalls for again !? To avoid such things?? someone screaming: "Oh not safe enough"
then block your god damn ports or secure them properly i say.
Someone again "Not safe enough" well then get yourself a more secure operating system that’s not public.

Also i doubt if we are attacked that someone would want to steal your private photos from back in the 2006 or your mp3´s.
And i doubt that military or secret investigations running their servers on a windows Linux Ubuntu sort of based OS.(while the attack is surely based on them not a 0815 household)i think an plausible attack would be a lets say superserver in this case.i think they should be smart enough to have something special as OS and if someone is capable to crack that it would be a f...genius and there are like 55-100 people in the world able to pull of something like that...But since you have to get access to those cut off servers personally its unlikely to ever happen...

And also if its not one of them pro´s risking their live for an attack like that then it must be some sort of more intelligent life form and if so were F anyway good luck with your Power Switch 

And i know No OS is nulletproof there is always a way in or a backdoor entrance but like i said someone capable to get access to that must be a pro and those are very well known.(also i doubt that they would go crazy and start attacking humanity)
Also this is whole idea is totally nonsense if you think about it pulling down public satellites ok but if you shut down the whole thing security satellite´s and  also secret agency satt´s involved makes no sense how could you be safe at that point ? what would you do when there would be an lets say incoming atomic attack meanwhile? Its like wrapping your head with aluminum foil to be safe of radioactive contamination with the hope to be invisible for the BOMB. Also thinking about the riot activity caused by that action as soon as the www is not reachable...
If you dont like it that you cannot have control about humanity spreading information via the www you should have pulled the plug years ago...its to late for that now

And why are they getting attacked?

There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to attack any media person whether they are from the Eastern - Middle Eastern - or Western.

What does the internet's creator have to say about all of this?

Hey, how did you acquire that likeness of my image?

Oh please, just flip the switch all ready. 

You sir, are funny.,

DR., the funny comment was meant for you. That got a good laugh out of me.

Your post with the picture of Gore.