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by wftglf 2740 days ago
In a happy world the guardian wouldn't rely on a company we spend a lot of time reporting on for unethical practices (tax avoidance, worker exploitation etc.) - but we decided it was the only way to compete. One of the big drivers was a denial of service attack on our datacentre in 2014 on boxing day - not an experience any of us want to have to deal with again.