Title: Over the last few days, there&#x27;s been a lot of discussion about kiwifarms being taken offline by Cloudflare. As is expected from HN, the average response was one appalled by the apparent free speech violation, and a general concern for the precedent being set.<p>While I understand the sentiment, and have thought the same in the past ( with Aaron Swartz or Chelsea Manning); I want to pose an alternative question: What&#x27;s the precedence set by continuing to do business with kiwifarms?<p>Over the last few days there&#x27;s been a lot I&#x27;ve wanted to say, but I felt like I couldn&#x27;t speak. I&#x27;ve been on HN for the better part of a decade, but I can&#x27;t say anything as myself. Instead I need to use a throwaway account and only connect over a VPN, because I&#x27;m a trans woman talking about kiwifarms.<p>I&#x27;ve seen how dangerous it can be for a trans woman to stick her head up. I&#x27;ve watched friends and strangers alike be harassed, attacked, SWAT&#x27;d, and doxxed. Not public figures (though they don&#x27;t deserve death threats either), just regular trans people trying to live their lives and speak their experiences.<p>I no longer feel like I can speak up, for fear of illegal reprisals. Why should they be allowed to infringe on my rights? Why should I have to hide?<p>Cloudflair&#x27;s decision to stop doing business with kiwifarms is a step towards free speech, not away.
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