Yesterday a quasi-judicial body in Italy fined @Cloudflare $17 million for failing to go along with their scheme to censor the Internet. The scheme, which even the EU has called concerning, required us within a mere 30 minutes of notification to fully censor from the Internet any sites a shadowy cabal of European media elites deemed against their interests. No judicial oversight. No due process. No appeal. No transparency. It required us to not just remove customers, but also censor our 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver meaning it risked blacking out any site on the Internet. And it required us not just to censor the content in Italy but globally. In other words, Italy insists a shadowy, European media cabal should be able to dictate what is and is not allowed online.
That, of course, is DISGUSTING and even before yesterdayโs fine we had multiple legal challenges pending against the underlying scheme. We, of course, will now fight the unjust fine. Not just because itโs wrong for us but because it is wrong for democratic values.
In addition, we are considering the following actions: 1) discontinuing the millions of dollars in pro bono cyber security services we are providing the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics; 2) discontinuing Cloudflareโs Free cyber security services for any Italy-based users; 3) removing all servers from Italian cities; and 4) terminating all plans to build an Italian Cloudflare office or make any investments in the country.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. While there are things I would handle differently than the current U.S. administration, I appreciate @JDVance taking a leadership role in recognizing this type of regulation is a fundamental unfair trade issue that also threatens democratic values. And in this case @ElonMusk is right: #FreeSpeech is critical and under attack from an out-of-touch cabal of very disturbed European policy makers.
I will be in DC first thing next week to discuss this with U.S. administration officials and Iโll be meeting with the IOC in Lausanne shortly after to outlineย the risk to the Olympic Games if @Cloudflare withdraws our cyber security protection.
In the meantime, we remain happy to discuss this with Italian government officials who, so far, have been unwilling to engage beyond issuing fines. We believe Italy, like all countries, has a right to regulate the content on networks inside its borders. But they must do so following the Rule of Law and principles of Due Process. And Italy certainly has no right to regulate what is and is not allowed on the Internet in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Brazil, India or anywhere outside its borders.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIGHT AND WE WILL WIN!!!
@roberto_arditti Dite anche dove! Nel posto penso piรน sicuro d'italia, dove solo fino a 15 anni fa non si chiudevano nemmeno le porte a chiave neanche di notte, e nemmeno le auto! Siamo finiti
Lโunico Scudo Penale che avrebbe davvero senso รจ per chi difende la propria famiglia in casa propria, visto che le autoritร , incapaci di proteggerci, si ricordano di noi solo quando devono processarci per eccesso di difesa.
@cris_cersei@DavideCasali41@CottarelliCPI @iloveminibot Dirottare tutte le risorse che si spendono per immigrazione a sostegno di politiche per incentivare natalitร e taglio tasse per incentivare gli italiani che hanno studiato a restare in Italia.
@FrancescoITA333 @CottarelliCPI Inizio a pensare che quei video che si vedono su IG tipo Milano 2050 o Firenze 2050 non siano poi cosรฌ campati per aria..
@naptam_10@giulianol L'immagine di profilo dice giร tanto sulla sua situazione ma almeno di cercar dei dati pensavo fosse in grado.. Del 30% che ha votato per il referendum sulla cittadinanza, il 35% ha votato no..
@MartinJumped @atterismo Poi arriveranno anche tutti gli altri, รจ giร stato detto.
L'unica cosa che resterร gratuita sarร l'autenticazione tramite carta d'identitร elettronica.
@ste_franchi@Federmeccanica@fedvisentin Per i lavoratori italiani invece sono 30 anni che i costi aumentano e i margini (di risparmio) diminuiscono, benvenuti nel mondo delle persone comuni
@futuristacpi@SaP011 Bรฉ scusa, o non ti intendi di auto o non ne hai mai provata una. Prova una Giulia, su un percorso con curve (non in autostrada), e vedi come si guida..
Always funny to me that "listen to your people when they object to mass migration" and "censorship is bad" is treated as a "threat to democracy."
Do you know what "democracy" actually means?
GM! Just watched the Coffeezilla video... yikes.
One of the prominent distinctions between Man & Beast is impulse control. This capacity for restraint, delaying gratification, weighing consequences, and making intentional choices is the thing that separates us from the German Shepard in the park who see's a squirrel run by & bolts to chase it.
You have the option to NOT chase every new shitcoin that launches on $SOL.
You still have the option to invest in LEGIT projects like $PEPE, $ANDY, & $WOLF...
- Fair launch's
- Equitable holder distributions
- Time/Condition tested
- Correlations to the broader market conditions
- Don't move solely off of hype & shilling
I really have tried my best to explain why this is going to be the winning strategy for those who want memecoin exposure. Simply holding on-chain gems that CAN'T rug you & waiting for majors to do their thing is going to win BIG.
But many of you would rather act like a German Shepard that just saw a squirrel run by. Goodluck I guess. The beta train is where I sit comfortably through ups & downs. I will wait for $ETH to pump hard into price discovery & take my time. The tortoise & the hare.