Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by sandmansandine » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:50 AM UTC

Terminating Service for 8Chan
new.blog.cloudflare.com

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by whatshisface » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:55 AM UTC

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by krackers » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:55 AM UTC

I thought they had just stated they weren't going to end suport:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20607945

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by cameronbrown » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:58 AM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #2

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

This. Having this content out in the open means we can monitor it. I totally get why Cloudflare would not want to do business with 8Chan, but every step towards pushing 8Chan and it's members underground is less visibility into the kind of people who operate on the site.

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by jrockway » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:59 AM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #2

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

Yeah, the NSA reads all of our internet traffic but they don't pick up on this?

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by bitlax » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:59 AM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #2

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

They state in the notice that 8Chan will likely just use a Cloudflare competitor, so you're in luck I suppose.

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by jrockway » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:59 AM UTC

krackers wrote: post #3

I thought they had just stated they weren't going to end suport: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20607945

People can change their minds. Looks like they did.

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by arkitaip » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 1:59 AM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #2

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

Has a mass shooting ever been prevented due to 8chan?

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by IvyMike » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 2:00 AM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #2

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

This sounds flippant, but in all seriousness: Has that been working out?

Re: Terminating Service for 8Chan

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Post by rdl » Mon, Aug 05, 2019, 2:00 AM UTC

arkitaip wrote: post #8

whatshisface wrote: post #2

Another way to view this would be, "Cloudflare ends support for mass shooting early warning system."

Has a mass shooting ever been prevented due to 8chan?

At least one. On balance it would be hard to argue 8chan being easily accessible reduces violence, though.