So long as 'trust' is part of the factor for purchase, then by 'Supply and Demand' - the tactic will work.
Consider that there's an incredible number of 'regular people' who might visit these sites, not super knowledgable. They might have regular jobs, regular lives.
The thought that they could be caught up in something legal, lose their jobs etc. etc. is a very material risk.
Without getting into other aspects of this issue ... the tactic they're using is actually reasonable.
Also, I'll bet their not spending a huge amount of energy on it, it probably boils down to 'keeping an eye on it'.
As far as your comments bout 'no violence' etc. - really, it'll just move elsewhere.
Anything that starts making money will be exploited very quickly by nefarious entities for nefarious means.
Consider that there's an incredible number of 'regular people' who might visit these sites, not super knowledgable. They might have regular jobs, regular lives.
The thought that they could be caught up in something legal, lose their jobs etc. etc. is a very material risk.
Without getting into other aspects of this issue ... the tactic they're using is actually reasonable.
Also, I'll bet their not spending a huge amount of energy on it, it probably boils down to 'keeping an eye on it'.
As far as your comments bout 'no violence' etc. - really, it'll just move elsewhere.
Anything that starts making money will be exploited very quickly by nefarious entities for nefarious means.