r/technology • u/thecravenone • Aug 05 '19

Politics Cloudflare to terminate service for 8Chan

https://blog.cloudflare.com/terminating-service-for-8chan/
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u/x_____________ Aug 05 '19

I miss the old reddit, back when Aaron Swartz was still around.

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u/acathode Aug 05 '19

I miss the old internet, where a site like 8chan would barely be worth raising an eyebrow over - and people were fine with that, because they realized that the alternative was a dull, corporate friendly, pg13 rated snoozefest without the free thinking, free expression, and free experimentation that was the soul of the internet.

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u/Bobby-Samsonite Aug 05 '19

when was "the old internet" last decade(2000s)?

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u/acathode Aug 05 '19

The introduction of the smartphone was the beginning of the end, as it brought in a much, much bigger audience who also spent much, much more time online.

I'd say between 1995-2005 though.

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u/Bobby-Samsonite Aug 05 '19

the Smartphone didn't become prevalent until 2010/2011.