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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by justapassenger on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:20AM (#25823252)
10 years ago no one was running in cloud. Internet still works outside of big tech data centers.
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Re:Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cl... by jasonjayr on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:33AM (#25823405)
Sure, but frequently whole netblocks we blocked because spammers or IP ranges hosting + sending content undesired by the larger community.

Peering ISPs would frequently drop routes + messages from whole data centers that would blatantly ignore spam complaints, which would force their hand to kick the offending customers off their platforms that caused harm to their other non-offending customers.

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