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by stavros 842 days ago
Capitalism? Mob-style "protection" would be if Cloudflare were the ones who DDoSed you if you didn't pay.
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gkbrk 842 days ago
Yeah. Instead Cloudflare hosts the websites of DDoS sellers and refuses to take them down or tell you who they are. A lot of these DDoS-for-hire services use Cloudflare to hide their real IP.
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throwaway290 842 days ago
How naive if you think the mob would disclose when it's affiliates trash your shop.
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