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Cloudflare didn’t take any position. Cloudflare lost customers because 8chan became a forum to recruit and radicalize domestic terrorists, and they couldn’t con

Cloudflare didn’t take any position. Cloudflare lost customers because 8chan became a forum to recruit and radicalize domestic terrorists, and they couldn’t convince their other customers that was ok. I’m not aware of anyone who has shown that Facebook protects a domestic terrorist recruitment community and protects it against the wishes of their customers. So cloudflare pulled its support of 8chan because they lost money, not because of any moral qualms.

Out_of_Characte 6y ago
Cloudfare did not kick 8chan off because they were losing customers or because anyone in particular complained. Cloudfare themselves decided to 'terminate their service to 8chan' because they believed '8chan has repeatedly proven itself to be a cesspool of hate.' Another exerp that I find disturbing "They [8chan and dailystormer] are lawless platforms. In cases like these, where platforms have been designed to be lawless and unmoderated, and where the platforms have demonstrated their ability to cause real harm, the law may need additional remedies." Cloudfare absolutely pulled its support because of moral qualms not because they lost money. Look at the loaded text troughout the entire article. https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/ It seems that according to some, 8chan doesn't have a right to exist despite having done nothing illegal. I suppose this issue belongs to the same group as people being put on a no-fly list without knowing why.
- sonotathrowaway 6y ago
  It’s a recruitment center for terrorists, like the terrorist attacks we saw in the American capital yesterday. It’s no different than ISIS recruitment websites.
  - Out_of_Characte 6y ago
    As someone who hates to be associated with 8ch due to a variety of reasons, the one thing I can tell you is that it is nowhere near an ISIS recruitment center. And to make that comparison is absolutely ridiculous. Read up how ISIS recruits members, trains them and then tell me it is the same thing as an image board.

Out_of_Characte 6y ago

Cloudfare did not kick 8chan off because they were losing customers or because anyone in particular complained. Cloudfare themselves decided to 'terminate their service to 8chan' because they believed '8chan has repeatedly proven itself to be a cesspool of hate.' Another exerp that I find disturbing "They [8chan and dailystormer] are lawless platforms. In cases like these, where platforms have been designed to be lawless and unmoderated, and where the platforms have demonstrated their ability to cause real harm, the law may need additional remedies." Cloudfare absolutely pulled its support because of moral qualms not because they lost money. Look at the loaded text troughout the entire article. https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/ It seems that according to some, 8chan doesn't have a right to exist despite having done nothing illegal. I suppose this issue belongs to the same group as people being put on a no-fly list without knowing why.

sonotathrowaway 6y ago
It’s a recruitment center for terrorists, like the terrorist attacks we saw in the American capital yesterday. It’s no different than ISIS recruitment websites.
- Out_of_Characte 6y ago
  As someone who hates to be associated with 8ch due to a variety of reasons, the one thing I can tell you is that it is nowhere near an ISIS recruitment center. And to make that comparison is absolutely ridiculous. Read up how ISIS recruits members, trains them and then tell me it is the same thing as an image board.