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Removal from cache means they act as a reverse proxy, it does not mean they take it down. But even if that was the case, who is to say the site isn't using thei
by _8j50 5y ago
Removal from cache means they act as a reverse proxy, it does not mean they take it down. But even if that was the case, who is to say the site isn't using their real IP as fallback in their DNS setup? Why does meaningful reconfiguration matter? Is thay effort enough to thwart hosting of infringing content? Are there no CDN providers outside of america?
- zozbot234 5y agoA site that's acting as a reverse proxy could block these requests altogether in addition to not caching them. If the browser receives a 451 error ("Unavailable for Legal Reasons") when requesting some offending image, there isn't a trivial mechanism to redirect that request to the "real site", at least not without forgoing Cloudflare services altogether.
- _8j50 5y agoYes but that is exactly CF's defense, they are only transporting it so just like an ISP they are not liable for blocking it. Every ISP can also block infringing content.