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Steps we've taken around Cloudflare's services in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia

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Cloudflare has been closely monitoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine, taking steps to protect its employees, customers, and network. The company extended its services to Ukrainian government and telecom organizations at no cost to ensure they can continue operating during the conflict. Additionally, under Project Galileo, Cloudflare is expediting onboarding for any Ukrainian entities requiring full protection. To preserve customer data integrity, encryption key material was moved out of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus data centers. The company continues to monitor internet availability in Ukraine and take steps to ensure its services will continue operating if connectivity remains available. Cloudflare has also complied with new sanctions issued against Russian financial institutions, influence campaigns, and the governments of Donetsk and Luhansk by closing off paid access to its network and terminating customers tied to sanctions. The company believes that providing more internet access in Russia is crucial during this time, as it allows ordinary citizens to access world news beyond what is provided within the country.

Company
Cloudflare

Date published
March 7, 2022

Author(s)
Matthew Prince

Word count
1286

Hacker News points
45

Language
English


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