Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach
by chc on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @12:36PM
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They are the top suspects in the swatting of the Twitch streamer Keffals and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just in the past month. There have been many news articles about it — I would suggest Googling and picking the source that seems most credible to you, since I've found linking specific sources tends to lead to people debating the source itself. (I'll be honest, I'm skeptical on the MTG one, but they are still the top suspects there.)
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Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach
by tlonny on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @12:54PM
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I think expunging a website from the internet for "suspected" involvement in crime is a huge overreach.
I think such a posture would encourage some to commit "false flag" SWAT-ing as a means to silence those they disagree with.
SWAT-ing is a very serious crime, and if they are "top suspects" as you claim, I expect LE would be robustly investigating them.
Thoughts?
Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach
by pseudo0 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @01:25PM
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I read about the Marjorie Taylor Green incident. The swatter apparently claimed to be a specific moderator from the website (by username, not actual name), while commiting a serious felony against a prominent politician... If anything, it looks like a two-for-one swatting, getting the moderator and the site a visit from the feds in addition to Marjorie Taylor Green.