The chapter explores the intricate world of cyber threats, emphasizing the risks individuals and organizations face without adequate protection. It discusses the role of internet infrastructure providers like Cloudflare in safeguarding online services and the complexities of global internet regulation. The conversation also delves into the intersection of technical capabilities and policy decisions within the Cloudflare network, highlighting the company's commitment to moral decision-making and responsible personnel management.
Cloudflare is an infrastructure provider basically protecting more than 20% of the entire web from bad actors. When everything is going well, you don't even have to know it exists. It's one of the only defenses — sometimes the only defense — standing between websites and the people who want to take them down.
Protecting free speech on the internet around the world, across war zones and hundreds of different kinds of government, is no easy feat. That puts the company, and CEO Matthew Prince, right at the heart of some of Decoder's biggest challenges and themes.
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Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23885440
Credits:
Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Today’s episode was produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt and was edited by Callie Wright.
The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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