Cloudflare CEO defends decision to drop website used by El Paso shooting suspect, calling it 'lawless'

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Since announcing the move to cut off 8chan, the U.S. cybersecurity company has faced criticism from some who say it is wrongfully policing the internet.

"aren't lawless platforms," Prince said, citing the companies' global moderation teams and policies around hate speech.

8chan demonstrated that it's "truly lawless," by not responding to abuse complaints and ultimately "directly inspired" three mass shootings, he added, referring to the attacks in El Paso, Christchurch, New Zealand and at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Poway, California.

 

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