Hosting a DNS zone file is not tantamount to enabling attacks. Its like saying Google enabled murder because Maps provided the directions for a murderer to get to the victim's house.
> It's also not tantamount to saying "relegating cyberattacks to the dustbin of history" either.
Are you certain of that? Could it be that CF's demonstrated history of cooperating with law enforcement actually makes identifying and shutting down these sites easier if they have fingerprints all over CF's network? They'll exist with or without whatever services CF offers; its better that they exist within an entity with the mission to action on their misbehavior.
Sure; smarter site operators just don't use CF. Many aren't smart. But some are: and bingo! We've hit the same outcome you want, but we gained something tangible toward our goal along the way.
This isn't hypothetical. This is literally how CF operates.
> Maps isn't a service used for suppressing free speech.
It sure is! But, to be fair to the analogy; Google Maps isn't a service that claims any element of free speech in defense of its policy enforcement.
Anyone can use Maps to navigate anywhere, then assert their own morals and values on others at their destination. Leftist protestors use it to attend abortion rallies. Rightist protestors used it to find the Capital during the riots. Police use it to find innocent black people to kill (ok, forgive me for dramatizing the illustration here).
The Tool wasn't necessary for their actions; just like CF isn't necessary for these DoS sites. But it did enable them to do it nonetheless, and they did use it. That is the dual-edged sword of Tools; their creators rarely get a say in how they're used.
Internet Services are, maybe, among the first tools like this where we have this voice dictating control over their usage, and the creator has the Power to listen. Its a New Capability. Dewalt power tools and Git are both probably used in the development of weapons by enemies of the state; there's little to be done about it. Do you believe the CEO of Toyota felt pride seeing so many Toyota pickups powering ISIS' war machine (well, its a pretty harsh environment, kudos to their engineering no doubt)? Sure, export controls, laws, policies against who you sell to, all crude tools from the stone age compared to DELETE FROM users WHERE.
