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craftyguy
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AT&T explains why it blocked Cloudflare DNS: It wa...
It's easy to dismiss comments you don't like as "tinfoil hat"-like, but it's much harder to explain why they should be suddenly trusted. Care to try?
fourthark
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Don't trust, but also don't overestimate. Incompetence is always the likelier explanation.
craftyguy
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Except AT&T has a long history of malice under the guise of incompetence. Just today:
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170426/05094537241/att-u...
fourthark
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I'm sure you can find a better example than that. That's not malicious, it's just annoying marketing.
larkeith
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While incompetence may be most likely, alternative possibilities should still be considered, and kept in mind for future context.
notyourwork
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Im not suggesting they should be trusted. I'm just saying not everything requires the same overblown reaction.
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