Cloudflare isn’t the government and has no specific requirement to enable the use of their platform to further a political agenda. Being a racist nazi advocating for violence isn’t a protected class, and private companies are not required to host content or otherwise provide a platform for any particular speech that’s not otherwise protected by law.
They can host their content on other platforms, or self host.
Cloudflare has issued statements in the past that they desire to provide their service to everyone, but have been put under immense external pressure not to.
Sometimes they cave, sometimes they don’t. But they’ve begged the public, and presumably the customers/investors pressuring them, to treat them as dumb pipes, not editors.
Perhaps, but my point is that the constitutional right doesn’t extend beyond the government. Just like HN can moderate without fear, so can cloudflare. They choose to take a more hands off approach - good for them. But it’s a choice, and there are apparently limits to their forbearance.
They can host their content on other platforms, or self host.