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Cloudflare starts blocking pirate sites for UK users

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234 points gloxkiqcza | 7 comments | 15 Jul 25 14:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.223s | source | bottom
1. crinkly ◴[15 Jul 25 15:00 UTC] No.44571846[source]▶
Yes centralising power was such a good idea. Well done big tech. Another footgun.
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2. theideaofcoffee ◴[15 Jul 25 15:08 UTC] No.44571937[source]▶
How is this a footgun? Big Tech will protect Big Tech, it's only an advantage to have a service that will bend to their will. The centralization is the point.
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3. ndr ◴[15 Jul 25 15:19 UTC] No.44572078[source]▶
Anything centralized is easier to capture.
4. crinkly ◴[15 Jul 25 15:20 UTC] No.44572083[source]▶
The bit where we hand everything over and then take the consequences for doing so.
5. dmix ◴[15 Jul 25 15:36 UTC] No.44572268[source]▶
Everyone opted to use Cloudflare, not just big tech. They now control much of the internet in a way that any nation state could only dream of.
6. fnord77 ◴[15 Jul 25 15:42 UTC] No.44572323[source]▶
cloudflare is big tech now?
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7. pmdr ◴[15 Jul 25 16:20 UTC] No.44572781[source]▶
It sits between millions of users and the websites they desire to visit, and if they're on the right network using the right browser, they won't even know it.

It's #24 on this list https://companiesmarketcap.com/software/largest-software-com... so I'd say it's big tech.