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Comment by loteck | Hacker News Reader

At all levels, and Cloudflare isn't exempted from that. Social media platforms already routinely decline to host content via moderation.

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So is it your position that the phone company should disconnect anyone that they believe is saying mean things about people?

Mainstream social media also largely does not moderate nearly well enough to uphold the standard that you are applying to Cloudflare.

Does "at all levels" include ISPs? Electricity providers?

All levels of awareness have responsibility. While telcos and ISPs do have enforcement mechanisms when they are made aware, using Cloudflare's own suggested model, Cloudflare is closer to the content and therefore responsible earlier.

> All levels of awareness have responsibility. While telcos and ISPs do have enforcement mechanisms when they are made aware

I don't think that's right? Legally we've set things up so that no matter how despicable your site is, your telco or ISP can't decide on their own shut you off. They're regulated as infrastructure, and are required to keep doing business with you. They'll shut you off if they receive a court order, but not on their own judgement.

Telcos and ISPs are forbidden from taking you offline for speech. The process is about whether you have done something illegal that goes beyond speech (for example, accessing pirated material or child pornography).

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