Cloudflare CEO Explains Why Kiwi Farms Went Too Far: ‘We Have to Be Principled’

The head of the web infrastructure company talks about his decision to cut ties with one of the darkest corners of the internet.

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By Jamie Tarabay

September 22, 2022 at 10:00 AM UTC

Hi, it’s Jamie Tarabay, a cybersecurity reporter in Singapore, where I caught up with Cloudflare Chief Executive Officer Matthew Prince about his role in sustaining some of the darkest corners of the internet. But first...
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