Re: Using Cloudflare after Christchurch

Mehmet Akcin <[email protected]> Sun, 4 Aug 2019 19:51:26 -0700
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https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/

They closed 8chan, wish this was done earlier.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 22:51 Jonathan Brewer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Stuart,
>
> I use CloudFlare as an infrastructure provider of choice & don't believe =
I
> fall into any of Peter's reductionist categories.
>
> I understand there are levers for suppressing illegal content at every
> layer of the network stack & there are a lot of hairy jurisdiction proble=
ms
> with doing so. Free Speech and harmful speech mean different things in
> different places. At the moment I'm staying somewhere a lot of CDN conten=
t
> that's available in NZ isn't served at all - and I'm ok with that.
>
> There's a New Zealand forum for discussing these issues called NetHui.
> It's coming up in October. https://2019.nethui.nz/ Why not discuss there
> what kind of content should be suppressed, and how NZ can require the CDN=
s
> like CloudFlare to stop serving it in NZ?
>
> There are also regional forums for discussion. I'll be at the Asia Pacifi=
c
> regional Internet Governance Forum https://aprigf.ru/ next week & happy
> to have a productive discussion with anyone who comes along about rationa=
l
> solutions for content suppression that don't involve pitchforks & bonfire=
s.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jon
>
> On Tue, 9 Jul 2019, 15:49 stuart pilling, <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> A long time lurker, but this one seems to be well worth the wait.  Can
>> someone online or offline please provide a list of those houses that
>> use/support cloudflare as their infrastructure partner of choice.  I don=
=E2=80=99t
>> really want to wade through the DNC records looking for cloudflare DNS
>> entries.  Commercial pressure comes from business that buy services as w=
ell.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>>
>> Stu
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Jed Laundry
>> *Sent:* Friday, 3 May 2019 11:21 a.m.
>> *To:* Peter Lambrechtsen; nznog
>> *Subject:* Re: [nznog] Using Cloudflare after Christchurch
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> InternetNZ are working on a well-considered response and I do support
>> them, but I don't think they are the only organisation or group where th=
is
>> should be discussed. Especially where operational decisions are involved
>> which may have downstream effects.
>>
>>
>> I agree with Peter and Michael; the argument that "it's just content" an=
d
>> that ISPs have no role in layer 8+ policy decisions is a bit disingenuou=
s,
>> because we regularly filter our customers from bad things. We run spam
>> filters, we block malware sites, we choose to stop working with abusive
>> customers; we (try to) make the internet a hostile place for bad people =
to
>> operate. This isn't censorship--they can still get content online--we ju=
st
>> don't make it easy for them.
>>
>>
>> Cloudflare have taken a commercial position based on a very US-centric
>> "free speech" world view that they, effectively, shouldn't try to do any=
 of
>> this. Personally, I can understand their position, but I don't agree wit=
h
>> it. Lacking any US amendment, the seemingly only way to change this
>> commercial position is to apply commercial pressure, which is the point
>> that Peter is making; is anyone considering operational changes to apply
>> commercial pressure?
>>
>> I know on the consumer side, at $DAYJOB we're looking at edge services.
>> Cloudflare are of course one of the options. Based on my personal
>> experience with my free account I was going to strongly back them, but
>> their continued non-response to these events has made me reconsider that
>> and my personal IT involvement with them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jed.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 3 May 2019 at 11:06, Peter Lambrechtsen <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I have tried tweeting eastdakota when I was doxed and haven't had a
>> response. If you get a response I would be interested.
>>
>>
>>
>> But I highly recommend you ask him the pointed question about the AUP of
>> Cloudflare as brevity of it speaks volumes:
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.cloudflare.com/terms/
>>
>>
>>
>> And ask him why *all* the most vile sites on the internet seem to only
>> use his services for WAF/DDoS protection and none of the other providers
>> and why he doesn't do anything about it. It's no mistake that there isn'=
t
>> any validation of the email address you use when signing up to the
>> Cloudflare service.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Peter
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 10:44 AM Mehmet Akcin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> If you have concerns, email the ceo or tweet him @eastdakota. Good guy,
>> reasonable, and he will take time respond. I know people who work there.
>> They are not going to let anyone malicious use their platform knowingly.
>>
>>
>>
>> =E2=80=98Mehmet
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 15:14 Michael Fincham <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 3 May 2019 09:10:50 +1200
>> Jonathan Brewer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > InternetNZ is the forum to discuss this, not NZNOG.
>>
>> Engineers have a personal responsibility to ensure that the actions they
>> take, even on behalf of an employer, are ethically right.
>>
>> I do think therefore this is a discussion for NZNOG, being as it is a
>> community of engineers who do the implementing.
>>
>> --
>> Michael
>> _______________________________________________
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>> --
>>
>> Mehmet
>> +1-424-298-1903
>>
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<div><div><a href=3D"https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8c=
han/">https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/</a></div><=
br></div><div dir=3D"auto">They closed 8chan, wish this was done earlier.</=
div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_att=
r">On Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 22:51 Jonathan Brewer &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jon.b=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Hi Stuart,<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"auto">I use CloudFlare as an infrastructure provider of choice &=
amp; don&#39;t believe I fall into any of Peter&#39;s reductionist categori=
es.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I understand there a=
re levers for suppressing illegal content at every layer of the network sta=
ck &amp; there are a lot of hairy jurisdiction problems with doing so. Free=
 Speech and harmful speech mean different things in different places. At th=
e moment I&#39;m staying somewhere a lot of CDN content that&#39;s availabl=
e in NZ isn&#39;t served at all - and I&#39;m ok with that.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">There&#39;s a New Zealand forum for d=
iscussing these issues called NetHui. It&#39;s coming up in October.=C2=A0<=
a href=3D"https://2019.nethui.nz/" target=3D"_blank">https://2019.nethui.nz=
/</a> Why not discuss there what kind of content should be suppressed, and =
how NZ can require the CDNs like CloudFlare to stop serving it in NZ?</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">There are also regional forum=
s for discussion. I&#39;ll be at the Asia Pacific regional Internet Governa=
nce Forum=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://aprigf.ru/" target=3D"_blank">https://apr=
igf.ru/</a> next week &amp; happy to have a productive discussion with anyo=
ne who comes along about rational solutions for content suppression that do=
n&#39;t involve pitchforks &amp; bonfires.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div=
><div dir=3D"auto">Cheers,</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">Jon</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Tue, 9 Jul 2019, 15:49 stuart pilling, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-NZ" link=
=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_1851952402575907690m_-4361340999=
308355124WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Hi=
 All,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f4=
97d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;colo=
r:#1f497d">A long time lurker, but this one seems to be well worth the wait=
.=C2=A0 Can someone online or offline please provide a list of those houses=
 that use/support cloudflare as their infrastructure partner of choice.=C2=
=A0 I don=E2=80=99t really want to wade through the DNC records looking for=
 cloudflare DNS entries.=C2=A0 Commercial pressure comes from business that=
 buy services as well.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif=
&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans=
-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Cheers<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quo=
t;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&qu=
ot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Stu<u></u><u></u></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri=
&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p=
><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm=
 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size=
:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma=
&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
o.ac.nz" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]=
.nz</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"=
noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>] <b>On B=
ehalf Of </b>Jed Laundry<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 3 May 2019 11:21 a.m.<br><=
b>To:</b> Peter Lambrechtsen; nznog<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [nznog] Using Cl=
oudflare after Christchurch<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></=
u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></di=
v><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">InternetNZ are working on a well-considered r=
esponse and I do support them, but I don&#39;t think they are the only orga=
nisation or group where this should be discussed. Especially where operatio=
nal decisions are involved which may have downstream effects. <u></u><u></u=
></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br>I agree with Peter and Michael; =
the argument that &quot;it&#39;s just content&quot; and that ISPs have no r=
ole in layer 8+ policy decisions is a bit disingenuous, because we regularl=
y filter our customers from bad things. We run spam filters, we block malwa=
re sites, we choose to stop working with abusive customers; we (try to) mak=
e the internet a hostile place for bad people to operate. This isn&#39;t ce=
nsorship--they can still get content online--we just don&#39;t make it easy=
 for them.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"marg=
in-bottom:12.0pt"><br>Cloudflare have taken a commercial position based on =
a very US-centric &quot;free speech&quot; world view that they, effectively=
, shouldn&#39;t try to do any of this. Personally, I can understand their p=
osition, but I don&#39;t agree with it. Lacking any US amendment, the seemi=
ngly only way to change this commercial position is to apply commercial pre=
ssure, which is the point that Peter is making; is anyone considering opera=
tional changes to apply commercial pressure?<br><br>I know on the consumer =
side, at $DAYJOB we&#39;re looking at edge services. Cloudflare are of cour=
se one of the options. Based on my personal experience with my free account=
 I was going to strongly back them, but their continued non-response to the=
se events has made me reconsider that and my personal IT involvement with t=
hem.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Jed.<br><br><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">On =
Fri, 3 May 2019 at 11:06, Peter Lambrechtsen &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:peter@cr=
ypt.nz" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<=
u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #=
cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm">=
<div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have tried tweeting=C2=A0eastdakota when=
 I was doxed and haven&#39;t had a response. If you get a response I would =
be interested.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u=
></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">But I highly recommend you ask h=
im the pointed question about the AUP of Cloudflare as brevity of it speaks=
 volumes:<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<=
u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://www.cloudfla=
re.com/terms/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.cloudflare.=
com/terms/</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">And ask him why *all* th=
e most vile sites on the internet seem to only use his services for WAF/DDo=
S protection and none of the other providers and why he doesn&#39;t do anyt=
hing about it. It&#39;s no mistake that there isn&#39;t any validation of t=
he email address you use when signing up to the Cloudflare service.<u></u><=
u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><=
div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cheers, Peter<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 10:44 AM Mehmet Akcin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:me=
[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&g=
t; wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-le=
ft:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-r=
ight:0cm"><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">If you have concerns, email the =
ceo or tweet him @eastdakota. Good guy, reasonable, and he will take time r=
espond. I know people who work there. They are not going to let anyone mali=
cious use their platform knowingly.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>=E2=80=98Mehmet<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 15=
:14 Michael Fincham &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"no=
referrer" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<u></u><u>=
</u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.=
0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">On Fri, 3 May 2019 09:10:50 +1200<br>Jonathan Brewer &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">j=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br>&gt; InternetNZ is the forum to d=
iscuss this, not NZNOG.<br><br>Engineers have a personal responsibility to =
ensure that the actions they take, even on behalf of an employer, are ethic=
ally right.<br><br>I do think therefore this is a discussion for NZNOG, bei=
ng as it is a community of engineers who do the implementing.<br><br>-- <br=
>Michael<br>_______________________________________________<br>NZNOG mailin=
g list<br><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br><a href=3D"https://list.wai=
kato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">htt=
ps://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/nznog</a><u></u><u></u></p></block=
quote></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">-- <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">Mehmet<br>+1-424-298-1903<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>NZNOG mailin=
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