Cloudflare needs to stop protecting dictatorship in Belarus
Cloudflare needs to stop protecting dictatorship in Belarus
Why this petition matters
Cloudflare is a U.S. company that provides services to a major propaganda TV station run by the dictatorship in Belarus: https://ont.by/. This TV station is responsible for countless misleading stories and misinformation that undermine the health and well-being of the citizens.
Cloudflare is enabling this station to continue by selling various services such as certificates, protection against DDoS-attacks, and faster access to the website (CDN). It’s a questionable practice, as from a legal standpoint they are not allowed to sell any services to individuals/companies that fall under U.S. sanctions (https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/belarus.pdf). It also goes against democratic principles and is an ongoing attack on basic human rights of millions of people.
Clouldflare needs to suspend all services to the website https://ont.by/. By doing so we will achieve the following:
- Dictator's propaganda will be greatly weakened by losing protection of a major internet CDN company. It will put the website on the same terms as opposition websites that undergo constant attacks.
- Cloudflare, which positions itself as pro-democratic company, will restore its reputation to the public by openly not supporting a bloody totalitarian regime.