This is chilling, and let me tell you why...
CloudFlare cuts off 8chan... but "There are other DDOS protection services, so this doesn't mean 8chan is going offline for good".
Except CloudFlare just turned DDOS Infrastructure from Platform to Publisher. CloudFlare explicitly doesn't support 8chan. So other DDOS protection services who allow them are forced to say why they allow them, when their competitors don't. The CEOs of these companies not to be affiliated with 8chan, or to just not lose their professional networks are now in a position where remaining impartial is no longer viable.
DDOS protection is now something that is only provided to "allowed" speech, where it is "allowed" by Tech CEOs based out of Silicon Valley.
It used to be "site X doesn't have to host you, make your own", except given how easy DDOS attacks are to perform even if you can build your own version of "site X" hosting is now no longer possible.
This is the last phase of web centralization. If tech giants don't like your site, they won't host it, or even protect it. But because its a "bad" site, its ok.
CloudFlare cuts off 8chan... but "There are other DDOS protection services, so this doesn't mean 8chan is going offline for good".
Except CloudFlare just turned DDOS Infrastructure from Platform to Publisher. CloudFlare explicitly doesn't support 8chan. So other DDOS protection services who allow them are forced to say why they allow them, when their competitors don't. The CEOs of these companies not to be affiliated with 8chan, or to just not lose their professional networks are now in a position where remaining impartial is no longer viable.
DDOS protection is now something that is only provided to "allowed" speech, where it is "allowed" by Tech CEOs based out of Silicon Valley.
It used to be "site X doesn't have to host you, make your own", except given how easy DDOS attacks are to perform even if you can build your own version of "site X" hosting is now no longer possible.
This is the last phase of web centralization. If tech giants don't like your site, they won't host it, or even protect it. But because its a "bad" site, its ok.