The aforementioned media expert, however, says that the action against TOC is intended to cause a chilling effect on its content and that of other websites as well.
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起诉的可能性似乎不大,但这些举动对投机者揭穿政客谎言的能力产生的寒蝉效应可能是灾难性的。
Prosecution appears unlikely, but the chilling effects of the moves on the ability of speculators to call politicians' bluff could be disastrous.