The internet services company Cloudflare announced on Saturday that they have blocked Kiwi Farms, an online forum, citing escalating targeted threats that are an 'immediate threat to human life.”
Cloudflare blocks forum Kiwi Farms due to increase in threats that pose an"immediate threat to human life"The internet services company Cloudflare has announced Saturday that they have blocked Kiwi Farms, an online forum that has become infamous for spreading hate and fueling harassment, citing escalating targeted threats that are an"immediate threat to human life. authored by CEO Matthew Prince.
Prince called it an"extrordinary decision," and he added that given Cloudflare's role as an Internet infrastructure provider, he believed it is"a dangerous one that we are not comfortable with." "However, the rhetoric on the Kiwi Farms site and specific, targeted threats have escalated over the last 48 hours to the point that we believe there is an unprecedented emergency and immediate threat to human life unlike we have previously seen from Kiwi Farms or any other customer before," Prince wrote.
In this photo illustration, the logo of U.S. internet company Cloudflare is seen on a smartphone screen.The decision comes days after Prince and Cloudflare global public policy chief Alissa Starzakhow the company handles abuse. But that post that did not reference Kiwi Farms by name and it indicated services would continue for Kiwi Farms.
"Terminating security services for content that our team personally feels is disgusting and immoral would be the popular choice," that blog post said."But, in the long term, such choices make it more difficult to protect content that supports oppressed and marginalized voices against attacks."
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