Why doesn't it work? If people decide to boycott a company or industry for unetical acts have worked in the past, not always but you cant say it dont have the possibility of a positive effect.
By the way, collective punishment is not a war crime. It can be in certain circumstances but so can a lot of other things.
We are not talking about boycotting a company or industry here. That's boycotting the Internet because Publishers who provide free information here make a large part of the Internet.
In the end, you won't find so much content freely available and would have to pay for it directly - most likely.
By the way, collective punishment is not a war crime. It can be in certain circumstances but so can a lot of other things.