Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard terminates service

Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by prvit on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:49PM (#32727766)

I wonder if he's actually so delusional to think that he's got the power to decide what goes on the internet, or if this is just something Cloudflare marketing is trying to push to make them seem like the only option anyone could possibly work with.

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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by theptip on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:10PM (#32728061)

Isn’t the simplest read on that statement “there should be legislation that means nobody has this power”? Basically, something like “if it’s legal I’ll do it, but I don’t think it should be legal”.

This is kind of dubious as a basic ethical position (if you think it’s bad just don’t do it) but note that it’s not entirely ridiculous as if it’s legal, others can and will pressure you to do it. Whereas if you cede the right to do a thing, you can’t be coerced by an angry mob to do it.

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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by prvit on Monday September 05, 2022 @03:40PM (#32728443)

Nobody has this kind of power, you can easily switch to another provider. If literally nobody wants to work with you, then ...

>Whereas if you cede the right to do a thing

Perhaps we shouldn't be hurrying to get rid of freedom of association.

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Re:Kiwi Farms is down across all domains as DDoS-Guard termi... by MichaelCollins on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:59PM (#32727902)

I think his consternation is performative.

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