Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by tcp_handshaker » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC

Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers
blog.cloudflare.com

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by gonzalohm » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC

It's funny that Cloudfare presents themselves as the protector of the web when they are the gateway to it. We are one bad CEO away from having a system of "pay a subscription to browse the Internet"

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by harshalizee » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC

gonzalohm wrote: post #2

It's funny that Cloudfare presents themselves as the protector of the web when they are the gateway to it. We are one bad CEO away from having a system of "pay a subscription to browse the Internet"

You mean like ISPs?

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by hurfdurf » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC

harshalizee wrote: post #3

gonzalohm wrote: post #2

It's funny that Cloudfare presents themselves as the protector of the web when they are the gateway to it. We are one bad CEO away from having a system of "pay a subscription to browse the Internet"

You mean like ISPs?

You can switch ISPs. Can you switch away from Cloudflare when you are blocked from accessing a website because reasons?

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by jesterson » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC

gonzalohm wrote: post #2

It's funny that Cloudfare presents themselves as the protector of the web when they are the gateway to it. We are one bad CEO away from having a system of "pay a subscription to browse the Internet"

> It's funny that Cloudfare presents themselves as the protector of the web when they are the gateway to it

Well, how else they can sell their crappy service?

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by xingped » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 9:26 AM UTC

hurfdurf wrote: post #4

harshalizee wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean like ISPs?

You can switch ISPs. Can you switch away from Cloudflare when you are blocked from accessing a website because reasons?

Most people don't have a choice for what ISP they use. And even when they do it's usually "do what to live in the modern world or deliver your packets via the Pony Express?".

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by gonzalohm » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC

xingped wrote: post #6

hurfdurf wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can switch ISPs. Can you switch away from Cloudflare when you are blocked from accessing a website because reasons?

Most people don't have a choice for what ISP they use. And even when they do it's usually "do what to live in the modern world or deliver your packets via the Pony Express?".

You are right, but that's mostly a US problem. When I lived in Europe I was able to pick from a list of at least 10 providers. I'm not sure how it works, but I think there is a law saying that the ISP that laid the optic fiber cable must rent it to other ISPs

Re: Your Site, your rules: new AI traffic options for all customers

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Post by gonzalohm » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

harshalizee wrote: post #3

gonzalohm wrote: post #2

It's funny that Cloudfare presents themselves as the protector of the web when they are the gateway to it. We are one bad CEO away from having a system of "pay a subscription to browse the Internet"

You mean like ISPs?

At least with ISPs you are paying for the infrastructure and the connection to your house. Cloudfare has been like a silent Trojan that was added as a layer everywhere