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>What you're really suggesting is "common carrier", but the difference is most common carriers carry the content in a point to point way, not publicly Wouldn't
by mhuffman 4y ago
>What you're really suggesting is "common carrier", but the difference is most common carriers carry the content in a point to point way, not publicly
Wouldn't all payment processors and Cloudflare qualify for this in certain ways?
- yasth 4y agoPayment processors have never been classed as even kind of a common carrier. Pretty much the moment you deal with money the government will more or less be your "partner". Cloudflare notably has not been legally forced to take the positions it has. You can be a common carrier as much as you want
- mhuffman 4y agoRegarding the money sensitivity issue, I do understand KYC, etc. However, once they determine that you are not doing anything illegal, they are simply moving money from one person to another and in that respect that are a "kind" of common carrier. Porn is not illegal. So they are specifically stepping in and making a socially acceptable (to them) judgement call to stop something that is perfectly legal when they should be just making sure you are not a terrorist or drug-dealer and minding their own business. >Cloudflare notably has not been legally forced to take the positions it has. True they flip-flop depending on how the winds of Twitter are blowing, but they are quickly positioning themselves in such a way that someone could earnestly claim there is not reasonable alternative and that they are "required" to run a business. Then what?