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You are essentially arguing against freedom of speech. Cloudflare will protect any site that doesn't host child porn. Yes that includes things which you don't
by sfeng 10y ago
You are essentially arguing against freedom of speech. Cloudflare will protect any site that doesn't host child porn. Yes that includes things which you don't like, but it also includes all the things you do.
- trowawee 10y agoYou don't understand what freedom of speech actually means.
- mattbee 10y agoI ... didn't say any of that.
- abeyer 10y ago> Cloudflare will protect any site that doesn't host child porn Doesn't that make it worse? They aren't saying they don't or won't police the content they protect. They are obviously capable and willing to draw a line on ethical or legal grounds, if they have done so in that case. They have just chosen to draw that line on one side of porn but another side of DDoS services. Ultimately it is their decision to make, but I don't think it's unfair for people to question possible conflicts of interest in how that decision is made.
- Trundle 10y agoWhy are you combining legal and ethical? They're capable and willing to draw a line on legal grounds. Seems pretty clear.
- abeyer 10y agoNot combining, that's why I said or. And I said that because I'm not sure why they've made that decision...it could have been either or both. And sale of DDoS service is arguably illegal in at least some places, so they obviously aren't rejecting all illegal content.
- mordant 10y agoDDoS attacks are the ultimate form of censorship.