Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
by DangerousPie on Monday August 05, 2019 @03:15PM
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Nobody is shutting them down. Cloudflare (a private company) is just choosing to no longer work with them. 8chan is completely free to operate their own servers.
Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
by boramalper on Monday August 05, 2019 @03:32PM
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Exactly. It is entirely within their right to choose who they serve, and should be so too.
Flipping the issue, wouldn't my freedom be violated if I was forced to serve someone that I do not want to?
Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
by _trampeltier on Monday August 05, 2019 @03:46PM
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Yes, I stand to my word before, Cloudflare is 100% free to choose there own customer.
But if feel it's a bad move just to throw 8chan out because "it is rainy today".
My point was more, we start to privatize all services. From Internet to money to .. whatever. For me it's just wrong if the private companys start to act instead the justice. That's my real point. There is a justice system and they just should do the job.
Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
by swamp40 on Monday August 05, 2019 @07:57PM
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Like baking a cake?
Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
by Rapzid on Monday August 05, 2019 @03:37PM
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It's their right to associate or not associate through business with whoever they like as long as they are not breaking the law. Are they breaking the law? If not then it's now you suggesting imposing your viewpoint on them in a way that restricts their 1st amendment rights.
On the other side, as long 8chan did nothing illegal, they shouldn't shutdown 8chan. If 8chan did something illegal, then for this we have the whole justice system.
If people think 8chan does something bad, but is not illegal .. then people should vote to change the law.
If private company's start to play the police .. it does end in a disaster. Special since today's web is a winner takes it all model. If you felt out of Youtube .. yeah, just bad for you. Apple credit card .. yeah, you can buy just almost everything .. yeah, bright future ..