5 ms·
Yes. I wrote about this on my blog six months ago [1]. CloudFlare has positioned itself as the doorman of the Internet, deciding who gets to visit shitty websi
by idop 2y ago
Yes. I wrote about this on my blog six months ago [1].
CloudFlare has positioned itself as the doorman of the Internet, deciding who gets to visit shitty websites written by AIs and who doesn't. Every time I try to visit a website and get blocked by this company and its unnecessary services, I congratulate myself for avoiding yet another terrible website and move on with my life.
[1] https://ido50.net/content/what-chafes-my-groin-9.html https://ido50.net/content/what-chafes-my-groin-9.html
- squigz 2y agoIt seems a bit shortsighted to think that CloudFlare only does this for 'shitty websites written by AIs'
- gervwyk 2y agoThe doorman for the internet. well said. Someone need to study how this is likely the most successful marketing campaign ever for a cloud provider.
- theamk 2y agoI don't think they needed much marketing? A lot of website operators want bot/DDoS protection, and cloudfare offers service which works (at least for overwhelming majority of users), and is absolutely free. Offering free stuff which works and that many people want is how internet companies get big.
- gradschool 2y agoIndeed, and cloudflare has also improved search engine effectiveness. If I'm looking for the answer to a technical question and four out of the top five hits are cloudflare captchas, the primary source is readily identifiable.