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Daniel Micay
@DanielMicay
Before posting this,
@AlecMuffett
liked tweets from Kiwi Farms members responding to a thread where I explained how Cloudflare runs a censored DNS service (1.1.1.3) which has become known for going beyond the purported scope and blocking LGBTQ content.
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Alec Muffett
@AlecMuffett
<some portion of infosec & swe twitter> "It's not censorship when *I* want it, because I'm one of the *good* people / because *those* people are objectively trolls." Perhaps they should adopt a convenient hashtag, something like #NotAllCensorship?
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Daniel Micay
@DanielMicay
Since he obviously read my thread(s),
@AlecMuffett
is also clearly aware that Cloudflare censored a completely Mastadon instance Switter and many other sites. It's a disingenuous strawman and he's also just projecting. He's okay with censorship when it matches his own views...
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Alec Muffett
@AlecMuffett
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@DanielMicay
Alas you're not aware of my pro-SWer work; but I also believe that Cloudflare is on the path to be less censorious — if only civil society can stop trying to make them moreso. The general problem, though, is this:
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Alec Muffett
@AlecMuffett
Just in case we're missing the point, here:
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large text reads: If internet infrastructure is forced to "drop the trolls," remember that #PlannedParenthood will probably suffer the same fate with a wry unhappy smiley face.
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Daniel Micay
@DanielMicay
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@DanielMicay
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@AlecMuffett
You're also simply making another disingenuous argument. There is no slippery slope from blocking a site which openly exists for the purpose of doxxing / harassing / libelling autistic and trans people. Cloudflare is still enforcing their ToS for sex workers, but not Kiwi Farms.
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Alec Muffett
@AlecMuffett
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@DanielMicay
I concur that it's a travesty, and my suspicion is that it's somehow related to the Exodus-Cry (and related organisations) crusade against SWer payment mechanisms. Calling for *more* censorship, just of people who *we* deem worthy of it, is not a progressive step.
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Daniel Micay
@DanielMicay
Replying to
@KelbyBalson
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@AlecMuffett
It's you who doesn't do your research. I suggest reading twitter.com/DanielMicay/st. Cloudflare using content blocking lists from far right evangelical groups who consider LGBTQ content immoral and therefore 'adult content' is not a mistake by Cloudflare. They still use those lists.
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Daniel Micay
@DanielMicay
I know several people working as software engineers at Cloudflare. According to one of them, this incident (blog.cloudflare.com/the-mistake-th) was hardly a mistake. Cloudflare is including block lists sourced from far right evangelical groups as part of their 'family friendly' DNS service.
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