Cloudflare has cut service to 8chan, an online forum it called a “cesspool of hate.” The move was motivated by the role 8chan played in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Poway, California. “The rationale is simple: They have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths,” wrote Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. “Even if 8chan may not have violated the letter of the law … they have created an environment that revels in violating its spirit.”
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Cloudflare Cuts Service to ‘Cesspool of Hate’
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. August 6, 2019 03:18 AMCloudflare has cut service to 8chan, an online forum it called a “cesspool of hate.” The move was motivated by the role 8chan played in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Poway, California. “The rationale is simple: They have proven themselves to be lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths,” wrote Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince. “Even if 8chan may not have violated the letter of the law … they have created an environment that revels in violating its spirit.”