Cloudfare: Banning 8chan Would Make Spying for Law Enforcement Harder

[John Young]

In a phone conversation in the early afternoon, Mr. Prince sounded 
torn: On one hand, 8chan was clearly reprehensible, and depriving it 
of the protection Cloudflare provides would rid him of a troublesome 
customer and a huge headache. On the other hand, banning 8chan could 
set a bad precedent, and it could make it harder for law enforcement 
authorities to monitor violent extremists. Cloudflare, like other 
tech companies with a window onto dark internet activity, can share 
information about crimes with investigators.

Banning 8chan "would make our lives a lot easier," Mr. Prince said, 
"but it would make the job of law enforcement and controlling hate 
groups online harder."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/technology/8chan-cloudflare-el-paso.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage

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