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Sure, but you could say exactly the same thing about a water or electrical utility.



It doesn't matter. Cloudflare is a private company, and as a private company, they have a right to discontinue any service with anyone as long as it isn't some sort of discriminatory act based on a protected class.

Considering that 8chan has a proclivity to be a haven for mass shooters, the site needs to be excessively curtailed regardless of whether they're affecting the businesses services directly or not just for the sole fact that they don't seem to police the people or content that are on the site.

For example, do you think a business shouldn't fire an individual after he committed a murder of some person who isn't affiliated with the company?


>Considering that 8chan has a proclivity to be a haven for mass shooters, the site needs to be excessively curtailed regardless of whether they're affecting the businesses services directly or not just for the sole fact that they don't seem to police the people or content that are on the site.

I'll bet more mass shooters spend time on facebook than 8chan. When are they getting shut down?


Would you make that same argument for electrical or water utility companies? Why or why not?




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