CloudFlare is blocking traffic to Discord

Post by Anjiaefvg » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 10:49 AM UTC

Post by madeofpalk » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 10:54 AM UTC

Freedom2 wrote: post #3

When a single entity controls a significant share of internet traffic, it opens the door to various issues. Cloudflare, for instance, has the capacity to unilaterally determine who can or cannot access the internet, effectively setting the rules. While these powers often originate from well-intentioned goals, such as blocking malicious actors, they can eventually be applied in more arbitrary ways. Arguments for priva…

Post by pissgocker » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 10:54 AM UTC

Freedom2 wrote: post #3

When a single entity controls a significant share of internet traffic, it opens the door to various issues. Cloudflare, for instance, has the capacity to unilaterally determine who can or cannot access the internet, effectively setting the rules. While these powers often originate from well-intentioned goals, such as blocking malicious actors, they can eventually be applied in more arbitrary ways. Arguments for priva…

Post by spiritplumber » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 11:00 AM UTC

Post by decremental » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 11:07 AM UTC

hluska wrote: post #9

supriyo-biswas wrote: post #7

This could have been a random spate of 403s or challenges while their teams were trying to mitigate an attack, or similar. In other words, this thread shouldn’t really be posted here.

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