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Comment by monkaiju | Hacker News Reader

Fair enough but thats not up to cloudflare to decide, if they operate in the country they must respect its laws

We don't know what the law is. The rules were created with an administrative procedure backed by a very generic statute which is likely unconstitutional. Neither the Supreme court (Cassazione) nor the Constitutional court have ruled on the matter yet.

Getting a fine is the first step towards further judicial review, probably.

so CF is clear - if the law is not changed they'll leave italian market. That's fair

And he is more than welcome to do so. The services provided by Cloudflare can easily be replaced by more local providers that have no problem complying with Italian laws. The takedown might not happen within 30 minutes, but there would still be action and a response to a report from the authorities. Italy and Europe do not need the arrogance of those who believe they are above the law by virtue of a freedom that is used only as an ideological shield. As if Trump were really the champion of freedom, right?

Lol, CF can be replaced just as easily as Microsoft office suite. At best you get a subpar service. And EU bureaucracy is to blame here

> Italy and Europe do not need the arrogance of those who believe they are above the law

Italy and Europe do not have the right to censor the internet for the rest of the world.

Cloudflare is not "arrogant" to threaten pulling out of Italy if fined 2x their revenue in the country.

I would argue that "arrogance" is some tiny vacation destination thinking they can censor the planet ;)

how can the services of cloudflare be easily replaced if I require you to go through cloudflare to access my site?

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