▲ | array_key_first 3 days ago | |
I think moving away from cloudflare is not a solution because: 1. You need CDNs for reasonable web performance, especially on mobile. Hitting your dedicated server for every static asset like images is going to bring latency through the roof. 2. Many companies don't have a physical presence in Europe, but are still able to achieve adequate performance because of CDNs. 3. If everyone just moves off of cloudflare, the blocking would just increase. Nothing would be solved if even bigger ranges are blocked, and probably even more stuff would break. | ||
▲ | PlotCitizen 3 days ago | parent [-] | |
I totally agree with point number 2. Even point number 1 is reasonable. But there are many CDNs you could use, perhaps smaller ones, perhaps some that do not offer their services to streaming websites, which is arguably the reason for the blocking. Ultimately point number 3 is a prediction. I could see that happening, but I am not convinced it's set in stone that the blocking would just increase. And even if that happens, and even bigger ranges are blocked, and even more stuff breaks, perhaps more people will start to notice and put an end to this, to CloudFlare's delight. |