> Infrastructure for blocking websites simply shouldn't exist.
Isn't that exactly what Cloudflare is, in part? They happily block "malicious" traffic
Isn't that exactly what Cloudflare is, in part? They happily block "malicious" traffic
If I can have that feature with an on-prem firewall or load balancer, why can't I ask the in-cloud equivalent to also have it?
Moderation is when you block information from me, because I don't want to see that information.
Censorship is when you block information from me, because you don't want me to see that information.
Cloudflare is the former. Or at least, that's what they want to do. Or say that they want to do. If you let someone or something do moderation on your behalf, there's always a good deal of trust involved, that they're not manipulating you by also blocking information you would have wanted to see. Moderation is not a trivial matter. But it's also not censorship.
I get what you're saying (they're affording access to info, not access for people) but you can't have one without the other.