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The Mistake that Caused 1.1.1.3 to Block LGBTQIA+ Sites Today

What's this blog post about?

On April 1st, Cloudflare launched a filtered DNS service called "1.1.1.1 for Families" that allows users to restrict certain categories of websites. However, an error occurred whereby some sites related to the LBGTQIA+ community were inadvertently blocked due to incorrect categorization data from one of their licensed providers. The company immediately rectified the issue by removing the wrong "Adult Content" category and creating a new data structure with the correct definition. They also set up checks for known sites that should not be blocked in future updates.

Company
Cloudflare

Date published
April 2, 2020

Author(s)
Matthew Prince

Word count
934

Language
English

Hacker News points
47


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