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|Name=Cloudflare, Inc|Type=Public|Founded=2009|Industry=Web Services|Official Website=https://www.cloudflare.com/|Logo=Cloudflare Logo.svg}} | |Name=Cloudflare, Inc|Type=Public|Founded=2009|Industry=Web Services|Official Website=https://www.cloudflare.com/|Logo=Cloudflare Logo.svg}} | ||
'''{{Wplink|Cloudflare|Cloudflare, Inc.}}''' is an American company that offers a wide range of web services. Due to its widespread adoption, Cloudflare's services play a critical role in the modern web infrastructure. | |||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
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=== Upselling behaviours === | === Upselling behaviours === | ||
{{Main|Cloudflare forces consumers onto higher tiers with threats of shutdowns}} | {{Main|Cloudflare forces consumers onto higher tiers with threats of shutdowns}} | ||
The company has taken part in concerning upselling behaviours for its hosting services. | The company has taken part in concerning upselling behaviours for its hosting services. For example Cloudflare advertises "low-cost domain names with no extra fees", however you can't change nameservers of your domain without paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref> | ||
===Forced ID theft and face recognition<!-- NEEDS more refs covering this incident -->=== | ===Forced ID theft and face recognition<!-- NEEDS more refs covering this incident -->=== | ||