For a biz that prides itself on not censoring the internet, it sure likes censoring the internet
Cloudflare, known for free speech advocacy, rolled out a self-styled family-friendly variation of its DNS service to block adult content – and ended up denying access to LGBTQ websites and sex education resources.
Introduced on Wednesday, the service is called 1.1.1.1 for Families. It can be used by home internet users to block malware and prevent children from seeing adult content. Parents can configure their devices or gateways to use the DNS resolver 1.1.1.2 for protection from malware-serving websites, or 1.1.1.3 for malware and adult content protection.
Browsers and other apps use DNS resolvers to turn domain names like theregister.co.uk into network addresses they can connect to. Thus, Cloudflare's filtered DNS can re ..
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