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> I would recommend you stop posting

Can we not turn HN a place where we shit on CEOs for actually being openly communicative and cutting through the bullshit?

The fact Matt is here talking about stuff you yourself think "his lawyers would disapprove of" is a great quality of this site.

I was thinking “if I was your lawyer” and didn’t type it. Then hit enter and saw my message, and edited it. The problems of getting in flamewars while making breakfast!

I would recommend to anyone to follow the advice of their lawyers regarding posting to hacker news! But it’s mainly a joke

EDIT: and to the original post, I was being way too glib. I do kinda believe what I say but there are less agressive ways of saying it. Again, breakfast posting, but legitimately touchy subject for obvious reasons and I should keep my cool.

Please don't tell him to stop posting. Some of us appreciate the insight direct from Cloudfare's founder and CEO.

> to be under oath and claim nobody at your company was like “maybe this site is coordinating illegal activity” and you said “nah” and continued to provide services for them?

I think Cloudflare did the right thing. But I'd fight for a CEO's right to make calls about user-generated content without worrying about liability because someone suspected something.

I suppose the contention here is that at one point you’re looking at a website, are told its modus operandi, see a lot of the content it hosts… and at one point 230 starts being less relevant.

Like if you have multiple incidents with the same site at one point you need to actually acknowledge that these incidents are here! You might still declare “it’s ok though” but honestly that arguments way easier with something like Reddit compared to something “single-use” like KF.

Obviously not a lawyer, but it feels possible to argue this in a securities fraud case

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