Cloudflare says it does not censor the internet, but the numbers tell a more complicated story
Cloudflare insists it does not censor the internet, but its H1 2025 transparency report shows how abuse enforcement, piracy takedowns, and government geoblocking now happen at infrastructure scale. From automated copyright removals to phishing interdiction and firm resistance to DNS blocking, the report reveals how much influence now sits quietly inside the plumbing of the modern web.