moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoCloudflare gets involved in the battle against piracy, blocking streaming websites in the UK — and VPNs won't helpwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down134 cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkCloudflare gets involved in the battle against piracy, blocking streaming websites in the UK — and VPNs won't helpwww.techradar.commoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square6fedilink cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoUsually Cloudflare fights (successfully) against the orders, laying the responsibility with ISPs. This marks a change in corporate policy.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoThat assumes they didn’t fight and lose this time.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agothey don’t just whimsically decide on a daily basis whether or not to comply with court orders. something changed legally that caused them to take action.
Usually Cloudflare fights (successfully) against the orders, laying the responsibility with ISPs. This marks a change in corporate policy.
That assumes they didn’t fight and lose this time.
they don’t just whimsically decide on a daily basis whether or not to comply with court orders. something changed legally that caused them to take action.