Like censors everywhere, their attempts at suppression are counterproductive. I cannot see that my firm knowledge that Master Yoda is the guardian of the force is any less rational than a belief that humans are capable of supernatural acts when possessed by faith in a supreme being. I have no evidence either way. But what is very nearly miraculous is the way that the Internet has transformed communications. The Jedi email has spread so quickly, as such emails do, because of the massive size and anarchic structure of the Internet.
Computer viruses spread the same way.
This has utterly changed the way the world works. But we must keep it in perspective. The article has some valid ideas. The author gives many examples of how material published on the Net has been treated with a higher level of credibility than it deserves, but I would argue that is merely because it makes it easier for people to receive information. The world is full of gullible people.