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Why would you possibly think you can do whatever you want to someone else's site? Yes, you must adhere to the controls that site administrators put in place, l

• o-__-o 5y ago
  (a) Who said I was blasting your site with requests? Cloudflare stops much more than just blasts (b) But you’re a-ok with Google doing this. Gated communities aren’t really good for anybody but I see what you are saying.
  • midev 5y ago
    Gated communities are great. They lower the risk of crime significantly: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130320115113.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130320115113.h... The same is true online. Apple's walled garden has kept hundreds of millions of people safe on their device. It's why iOS malware isn't a thing. > Cloudflare stops much more than just blasts Exactly. There's even more benefit to Cloudflare than just DDoS. Captcha's for stopping credential stuffing, for example.
    • o-__-o 5y ago
      ..Didn’t realize my startup search engine stuffed credentials :( But hey if I pay Cloudflare enough, then I’ll get to blast your site and possibly stuff creds at the same time :/