Russian Internet users are unable to access the open Internet
2025-06-26
Since June 9, 2025, Internet users located in Russia and connecting to the open Internet have been throttled by Russian Internet Service Providers (ISPs)....
Celebrating 10 years of Project Galileo
2024-06-12
On its 10th anniversary, Cloudflare's Project Galileo continues to offer free security services to over 2,600 journalists and nonprofits globally, supporting human rights and democracy....
Investing in security to protect data privacy
2023-01-25
With Data Privacy Day just a few days away, we think it’s important to focus on all the ways security measures and privacy-enhancing technologies help keep personal data private and why security measures are so much more critical to protecting privacy...
The unintended consequences of blocking IP addresses
2022-12-16
A discussion about IP blocking: why we see it, what it is, what it does, who it affects, and why it’s such a problematic way to address content online....
Applying Human Rights Frameworks to our approach to abuse
2022-12-15
Cloudflare launched its first Human Rights Policy in 2021, formally stating our commitment to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)...
The latest on attacks, traffic patterns and cyber protection in Ukraine
2022-12-12
On February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Cloudflare jumped into action to provide services that could help prevent potentially destructive cyber attacks and keep the global Internet flowing....
Cloudflare's abuse policies & approach
2022-08-31
Cloudflare launched nearly twelve years ago. Over that time, our set of services has become much more complicated. With that complexity we have developed policies around how we handle abuse of different features Cloudflare provides...
Breaking down broadband nutrition labels
2022-04-15
We commend Congress for including broadband nutrition labels in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the FCC for moving quickly to implement the labels...
Cloudflare's Human Rights Commitments
2021-07-29
Today, we are releasing our first human rights policy. The policy sets out our commitments and the way we implement them. Cloudflare’s mission — to help build a better Internet — reflects a long-standing belief that we can help make the Internet better for everyone. ...
How to Build a Global Network that Complies with Local Law
2020-12-11
Running a global network that complies with different privacy laws around the world requires coming back to the values that we have championed since our founding....
Introducing Cloudflare for Campaigns
2020-01-15
During the past year, we saw nearly 2 billion global citizens go to the polls to vote in democratic elections. There were major elections in more than 50 countries, including India, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom, as well as elections for the European Parliament. ...
First Half 2019 Transparency Report and an Update on a Warrant Canary
2019-12-20
Today, we are releasing Cloudflare’s transparency report for the first half of 2019. We recognize the importance of keeping the reports current, but It’s taken us a little longer than usual to put it together. We have a few notable updates. ...
Unpacking the Stack and Addressing Complaints about Content
2019-02-26
Although we are focused on protecting and optimizing the operation of the Internet, Cloudflare is sometimes the target of complaints or criticism about the content of a very small percentage of the more than thirteen million websites that use our service....
Cloudflare Transparency Update: Joining Cloudflare’s Flock of (Warrant) Canaries
2019-02-25
Today, Cloudflare is releasing its transparency report for the second half of 2018. We have been publishing biannual Transparency Reports since 2013....
The Curious Case of the Garden State Imposter
2019-02-13
Dealing with abuse complaints isn’t easy, for any Internet company. The variety of subject matters at issue, the various legal and regulatory requirements, and the uncertain intentions of complaining parties combine to create a ridiculously complex situation....
Securing U.S. Democracy: Athenian Project Update
2018-07-19
Last December, Cloudflare announced the Athenian Project to help protect U.S. state and local election websites from cyber attack. Since then, the need to protect our electoral systems has become increasingly urgent. ...
The Athenian Project: Helping Protect Elections
2017-12-15
From cyberattacks on election infrastructure, to attempted hacking of voting machines, to attacks on campaign websites, the last few years have brought us unprecedented attempts to use online vulnerabilities to affect elections both in the United States and abroad....
Participate in the Net Neutrality Day of Action
2017-07-09
We at Cloudflare strongly believe in network neutrality, the principle that networks should not discriminate against content that passes through them. ...
When the Internet (Officially) Became the Public Square
2017-06-21
Sometimes, well-intended efforts to prevent unacceptable behavior run into the reality of what it means to have an open and free society....