Matthew Prince may not be a household name, but the world most certainly knows his work.
Prince is the cofounder and CEO of Cloudflare. Launched in 2010, the internet infrastructure company has found itself increasingly in the position of serving as the web’s bodyguard. It filters out bad traffic, keeps sites safe, and stops them from crashing when too many people visit. Its tools defend against DDoS attacks. In 2017, Cloudflare made headlines when it dropped white supremacist site The Daily Stormer. (Maybe Prince’s name is ringing a bell now?)
Cloudflare’s severing of ties with The Daily Stormer marked a momentous shift, one that came after years of claiming a neutral
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