> Tor is next to useless for DDoS attacks, as it doesn't offer any amplification.
In order to carry out these attacks, the attacker already controls enough machines to DDoS one of the largest websites on the internet. So, huge botnet or nation state. Now, we have one of the largest websites on the internet telling it's tech audience:
> An immediate solution for users who find themselves blocked is to access our site
> from other IP addresses, via home internet, work internet, or other VPN services
They are normalizing the "workaround" of using an insecure IP address when Tor is inaccessible. This will lead to all non-secretive and non-illicit Tor usage to go back to the open insecure internet. Thus, everyone still using Tor "has something to hide" (as if that wasn't the case already). By forcing all but the most desperate users off Tor, Tor can be discredited as a nefarious tool.