• @Nalivai@lemmy.world
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    06 months ago

    By being a monopoly and having a unique chokehold on the internet. Even if we don’t get into their ties with various governments that they inevitably have to have, the fact that they alone can cripple the internet is concerning

    • Alaknár
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      6 months ago

      By being a monopoly

      How so? There are dozens of website hosts and DDOS protection services around.

      having a unique chokehold on the internet

      Have they ever utilised it in any extent?

      Even if we don’t get into their ties with various governments that they inevitably have to have

      That sounds suspiciously close to “I have zero proof but I think they’re doing X”. Can you elaborate on those government ties?

      the fact that they alone can cripple the internet is concerning

      Imagine a hosting company that’s 100% open-source, 100% vegan, 100% green, 100% pro-consumer. Their service is so good that the vast majority of the Internet starts using them.

      Do you start hating them at the point where they reach, lets say, 50% market share, just because they managed to grow that large?

      I guess what I’m asking is: do you have any concrete cause for the Cloudflare hate, or is it just a “they’re big therefore they must be bad, because big == bad”?

        • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost
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          06 months ago

          This dude has previously defended Microsoft, you can ignore their opinions. They defend companies for free.

          • Alaknár
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            06 months ago

            Oh, yeah, since I sometimes state facts about topics you don’t like, clearly, I can be ignored.

            How fucking pathetic are you?