Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

The main problem I see is that a public company is aiding an illegal website by protecting it against crawlers/scrapers and DDOS attacks. They already got backlash by protecting 8chan: https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/04/cloudflare-will-stop-servi...


If that site is doing something illegal, then pursue them by legal means. Don't make the internet worse by DOSing them.




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2027 batch! Applications are open till November 2.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: