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Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by vorpalhex on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @02:44PM (#32666567)
As a private company, they can choose how they serve users.

Isn't this what gets said everytime Twitter bans someone?

Cloudflare is allowed to offer services to people you don't like.

Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by phillipcarter on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @03:31PM (#32667186)
And we're allowed to pressure them to act more ethical.
Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by Banana699 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @05:20PM (#32668514)
Ok, but your pressuring is not working. We're just trying to save you from wasting your time.
Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by phillipcarter on Thursday September 01, 2022 @10:39AM (#32676938)
You should look at their stock price.
Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by Banana699 on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:24AM (#32677713)
It took a hit because a bunch of random nobodies are raging about them on HN?
Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by pvillano on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @04:36PM (#32668020)
Private companies are allowed to do a lot of immoral things because lobbying prevents the law from accurately reflecting the values of the voting public.

Nazis shouldn't get a website, even if the law permits it, and everyone has a moral obligation to fight fascism.

Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by vorpalhex on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @05:32PM (#32668639)
Everyone has a right to speech, even speech that is not good. That applies to gay people at Stonewall and the KKK marching in DC equally.

If you would restrict one then you restrict both. The freedom is absolute or it does not exist for anyone except the current favored group.

It's like laws on the treatment of prisoners of war - we don't have those rules because we love our enemy, it's because we want our brothers to not be tortured.

Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by pvillano on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @07:49PM (#32669867)
Re:Cloudflare's abuse policies and approach by wahnfrieden on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @08:31PM (#32670194)
the legal defn isn’t really relevant. freedom has taken on new popular meanings in this culture war.