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And it's not only threats, they actually enforce them. Here is an example, but there are many more: https://robindev.substack.com/p/cloudflare-took-down-our-web

• ycombinatrix 2y ago
  This org was getting Cloudflare owned IPs blocked left & right due to the gambling content. The fees are for sure ridiculous but i don't think Cloudflare was wholly unreasonable to request that the customer bring their own IP.
  • noname120 2y ago
    Is it written anywhere in their ToS that “gambling content” requires you to pay 120k$ or get booted out? If not, then it's not reasonable at all to give them a 24-hour notice and it definitely sounds like extortion. I don't buy the “was getting Cloudflare owned IPs blocked left & right” argument. Remember we are talking about a platform that still protects 4chan despite the internet raids, violence threats, celebrity hacking + photos leak, the buffalo shooting, etc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan#Controversies_and_harassment_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4chan#Controversies_and_harass...
    • nijave 2y ago
      Surely there are abuse and fair use provisions in their ToS/contract for shared resources like IPs. If they're in the xx percentile of customers causing IP blocks they'd enforce.
      • noname120 2y ago
        Industry practice is to just move all the risky customers in an IP range dedicated to them
        • nijave 2y ago
          Yes, Cloudflare does that but they don't hand out blocks of dedicated IPs to low paying customers. IIRC you need to be on a contract instead of a monthly plan which is typically a big price increase.