That’s an accurate summary, but CDNs are important because they terminate huge numbers of sites. In your example censorship is relatively easy since network ope

That’s an accurate summary, but CDNs are important because they terminate huge numbers of sites. In your example censorship is relatively easy since network operators who want to block a site won’t have very much collateral damage by blocking your entire server just to deny access to that single site. CDNs, terminating millions of sites, make that far more challenging.