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		jmvoodoo on May 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cloudflare took down our website This actually seems reasonable, and a potential part of the narrative the original poster would be likely to leave out.

chadsix on May 26, 2024 [–]

Again, none of this explains why they asked for 120k/year and shut it down after they didn't pay.

It doesn't matter the reasoning - its the execution wherein lies the issue - this is an extortionary business practice plain and simple.

By the way, it appears gambling sites are fine on CF [1].

[1] https://community.cloudflare.com/t/using-the-services-for-on...

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