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The web does not need gatekeepers: Cloudflare’s new “signed agents” pitch

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454 points positiveblue | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 16:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.307s | source
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ACCount37 ◴[29 Aug 25 17:02 UTC] No.45066631[source]▶
We have far too many gatekeepers as it is. Any attempt to add any more should be treated as an act of aggression.

Cloudflare seems very vocal about its desire to become yet another digital gatekeeper as of late, and so is Google. I want both reduced to rubble if they persist in it.

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1. encom ◴[30 Aug 25 09:53 UTC] No.45073357[source]▶
What do you mean Google "desires" to become a gatekeeper? They have been a gatekeeper for years, since they control the browser everyone uses, and Firefox usage is now in the noise. Google just steers the www where they want it to go. Killing ublock, pushing .webp trash, etc.