The Myth of Consensual Internet: Cloudflare as the Uninvited Third Party

Description

A meme based on the 'Myth of Consensual Sex' template, repurposed for internet infrastructure humor. Three people are in bed: a man labeled 'Browser Working' (with 'I CONSENT' speech bubble), a woman labeled 'Host Working' (also with 'I CONSENT' speech bubble), and a third person lying in bed labeled with the Cloudflare logo who says 'I DON'T!' in their speech bubble. The Cloudflare logo appears prominently with its orange cloud icon, and below it a notification shows 'Milan - Cloudflare Error' with a red X. The top text reads 'THE MYTH OF "CONSENSUAL" INTERNET' and the bottom reads 'ISN'T THERE SOMEBODY YOU FORGOT TO ASK?' The meme highlights how Cloudflare, as a CDN/reverse proxy layer sitting between users and hosts, can unilaterally break connections even when both the browser and origin server are functioning correctly