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This is why most CDNs avoid taking on controversial customers like 4chan, kaddafi.hk and other sites trafficking in illegal content. Due to their decision to accept anyone, Cloudflare is a constant target for DDOS attacks and their legitimate users occasionally share the brunt of those attacks.

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4chan "trafficking in illegal content"? I don't think that's a fair assessment. They specifically censor much less than most website operators but they aren't "trafficking" any more than highway underpasses "traffic" in illegal graffiti.

I was referring more to the numerous sites they host like kaddafi.hk which sells stolen credit cards online. 4chan has a recurring problem with child porn (which their moderators do their best to prevent), but I agree with your distinction regarding trafficking.

What bothers me is that our CDN gets a lot of downtime whenever CloudFire gets hit. They're totally separate services, or at least they should be, but I always know to watch out when I see articles like these.

Which CDN do you use?

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