moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCloudflare gets involved in the battle against piracy, blocking streaming websites in the UK — and VPNs won't helpwww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down133 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up15arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square7fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoThe editorialized title makes it sound like they made a decision and it wasn’t because of a court order. Actual article title: “Cloudflare cracks down on UK piracy – and VPN users are getting caught in the crossfire” Not much better, but it is better than the OP’s title.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoUsually Cloudflare fights (successfully) against the orders, laying the responsibility with ISPs. This marks a change in corporate policy.
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month 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.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThat assumes they didn’t fight and lose this time.
The editorialized title makes it sound like they made a decision and it wasn’t because of a court order.
Actual article title: “Cloudflare cracks down on UK piracy – and VPN users are getting caught in the crossfire”
Not much better, but it is better than the OP’s title.
Usually Cloudflare fights (successfully) against the orders, laying the responsibility with ISPs. This marks a change in corporate policy.
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.
That assumes they didn’t fight and lose this time.