[judge2020]

Their AS blocking functionality is based on the free "maxmind geoip2 ASN" database, LAX could have chosen to set up a nginx module or site middleware to perform the same block. CF's service offering is making this configuration easier and shifting thinks like having to update the DB onto CF.

[cnst]

And how's that any better? What's the likelihood that LAX would bother to block my AS if it wasn't a simply click courtesy of Cloudflare?

It's like that IBM saying: no-one's been fired for buying IBM. Doesn't make it a good choice, though.