Cloudflare and DMCA

CyberHour said:

Will keep it short.
(CloudFlare I know you are reading).

First what is CloudFlare? Is CF CDN provider?
- Absolutely NO (free version)! Hardcache of tiny javascripts and css is NOT CDN. If you need CDN BunnyCDN/KeyCDN .

What about CF's DNS services?
- Fast, really fast for "free"

What about CF DDOS protection?
- Good filters

Does CloudFlare protect my privacy?
- Absolutely NO!, there is some "delay of expose" on their Custom paid premium plan tho.

But I'm free CF user what does that mean?
- It mean that CF will spit out your data and their own mother milk to the first complainer with FAKE DMCA complain. (They don't do a basic fact check or source check).

What personal information CF is storing and providing to complainers?
- CF keep your location IPs, your website (hosting) IPs, some basic website stats such as visitors, traffic source. If you are paid user they also have your Payer name and CC info.

Is CF contacting the hosting providers?
- Absolutely NO, they don't have to.

EDIT: Generally speaking there is no CDN provider (Content Delivery Network Provider) who can ignore DMCA due to the complexity of the network distribution.

And NO! I don't hate CF, I strongly recommend them for their DNS services.

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knoffs said:

what about using them only for dns for dmca adult content that could have dmca complains?

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Bloodseeker said:

I see a lot of sites distributing copied adult content through websites with Cloudflare enabled.

If you check which hosting they are using then you’ll see Cloudflare. This makes sense, since the original host is hidden, copyright holder won’t be able to make a DMCA takedown request and get your get hosting account suspended.

But what about DMCA takedowns to Cloudflare? Many sites are using Cloudflare to serve copied content. There has to be a way to combat takedown requests.

I need your advice on this if I should do the same, instead of looking for an offshore hosting (that are unreliable mostly).

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