The MPAA almost had a censorship battle with some Internet giants

Internet companies like Facebook, Google, Tumblr, Twitter, and Yahoo almost ended up in a standoff with the MPAA after the organization tried to use a lawsuit to force them to block services and remove links to a bunch of websites that operate under the MovieTube flag. The companies weren’t having any of that, however, and explained to the court that such a move would be opening the door to some dangerous Internet censorship. Fortunately, the MPAA chose to remove the censorship requirement from its lawsuit rather than fight.