CloudFlare operates one of the world's largest networks to help businesses put content online securely and connect to the Internet. They ensure content is fast, reliable, secure, private, and efficient globally. Operating in over 300 cities in 120 countries, they are close to the majority of Earth's users. CloudFlare's network is distinct from traditional cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, as they have machines scattered worldwide, cooperating with these providers effectively.
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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