https://robindev.substack.com/p/cloudflare-took-down-our-web... - one of a number of citations. To find more insert the terms [Cloudflare, hostage] into your favorite search engine.

▲

Silhouette 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Whatever was really happening in that incident it seems clear that it was not a simple matter of having registered some domains with Cloudflare and then getting a shakedown for $100k+ because of that.

If anyone else chooses to read the post then I suggest skimming the comments (that are mostly hidden by default) as well.

▲

vetrom 4 hours ago | parent [-]

The point isnt the apologists that pop up whereever CF gets mentioned, the point is that they more or less have a built reputation for deceptive loss leader marketing.

Maybe early/MVP product engineers should know better, but CFs own education materials do not teach you to expect that.

	▲	Silhouette 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I have no financial or professional connection to Cloudflare as far as I know and that's partly because I'm not sure I like the way they operate and the level of control over everyone's access to the Web they now have. But if we're going to criticise then I think it should be on a reasonable and preferably objective basis. The claim I challenged appears to be the complete opposite of that unfortunately.
	▲	otterley 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

▲

jolux 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Cmon, this is the guy that was running a shady online casino which was tanking Cloudflare’s IP reputation, completely different.

	▲	gzread an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Cloudflare didn't give them the option to quit hosting with CF and port their domains out. It held the domains hostage because the domains were registered through CF.