Cloudflare—Cloudflare blocked Kiwi Farms after targeted harassment campaign against trans streamer
In September 2022, Cloudflare blocked the Kiwi Farms harassment forum after a sustained campaign targeting trans streamer Clara Sorrenti (Keffals), which included swatting, doxxing, and credible death threats. Cloudflare initially resisted calls to drop the site, but reversed course citing an 'unprecedented emergency' and 'imminent threat to human life.'
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Digital Safety for Vulnerable Users | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| LGBTQ+ Rights | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.497 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.66)× agency (reactive ×0.75)
Evidence (2 signals)
TechPolicy.Press analysis of Cloudflare's Kiwi Farms blocking decision and its implications
TechPolicy.Press published a detailed analysis of Cloudflare's decision to block Kiwi Farms after a pressure campaign led by transgender activist Clara Sorrenti. The article discussed how the decision contradicted Cloudflare's previous stance on content neutrality for infrastructure providers.
Cloudflare blog post explaining Kiwi Farms blocking decision
Cloudflare published a blog post explaining its decision to block Kiwi Farms, citing specific and imminent threats to life that exceeded its previous threshold for content-based decisions.