[deltasepsilon]

Technically, by way of the analogy provided in the article, Cloudflare is simply putting out fires at all houses, even those that are known to start fires. Their moral game is that it's not their responsibility to act on this knowledge, unless, it seems, there is some clear and present imminent danger, which is something for them to determine.

This community, by which I mean HN, likes to have its cake and eat it too. Perhaps they're not all the same people, but HN also gets upset that VISA polices what businesses are deserving of accepting credit card payments.

Regardless of which side you fall on, consistent and clear messaging is important. In that way, Cloudflare deserves some respect for attempting this, when every other corporation, be it VISA, or the FAANGs, simply do whatever is expedient to avoid negative attention, be it PR-wise, stock market wise, or regulatory wise.