Thread by @theo

It appears that T3 Chat has been blocked by two lovely corporate threat detection tools - @CheckPointSW and @PaloAltoNtwks

I've tried going through their flows for reporting false positives, and neither seem interested in fixing their erroneous blocks.

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks Crazy how having 300,000 users isn't enough "proof" that you're not some shitty spyware.

I sympathize with the need to block new domains. I have ZERO sympathy for companies that make billions of dollars and spend $0 of them on BASIC FLOWS TO HANDLE FALSE POSITIVES

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks fwiw - Palo Alto is so pathetic that Stripe GAVE UP. They blocked Stripe's main CDN (a.stripe.something) and moved it to b.stripe.something, where it STILL RESIDES TODAY.

As much as I'd love for every single business to move off these terrible providers, they won't.

I want to emphasize an important point: it sucks that you have to be famous to get these things fixed.

I know they'll fix things for us. Probably. But if I didn't have 200,000 followers? I'd be 100% screwed.

My competitors shouldn't need to be famous to compete.

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks So once again, I beg these companies to wake up and realize what they're doing.

Preventing malware is not an excuse. Fix your reporting flows. Make it easier for users to report when a domain is incorrectly flagged. Make it POSSIBLE for hosts like me to get this addressed.

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks Until then, you're on notice. I will continue to inform my audience of the atrocious, pathetic nature of your businesses, and go out of my way to prevent the next generation of startups from EVER dealing with your shit.

Fix it, apologize, and prevent it going forward.

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks Unironically might make my own "threat detection network" that just blocks every one of these services.

https://x.com/vednig/status/1884567304140132763

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks I'm going to bed. To @CheckPointSW and @PaloAltoNtwks, I leave you with two options:

1. Unblock T3 Chat before I wake up

Or...

2. I start my day by filming a video, rallying my 1m+ strong YouTube audience against you

🫡

@CheckPointSW @PaloAltoNtwks (ngl I might film it anyways, this needs to stop. It's unfair that I get out of it for being famous and people without massive audiences just get screwed)