Cloudflare Impact Hits $100 Million in Donated Services
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Cloudflare Blog
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What was announced?
The Cloudflare Blog says Cloudflare's Impact programs reach $100 million in donated services this week. Thousands of entities, including journalists, civil society, state and local governments, election management bodies, and public schools, are protected from cyberattacks.
Why it matters
Cyber defense is a heavy burden for public-interest organizations with limited resources. This milestone is the result of supporting them through donated services.
What changes
The main programs:
- Project Galileo (2014): protects journalists, human rights defenders, and civil society groups, covering 3,500+ domains across 120+ countries and blocking 38.5 billion cyberattacks against participants in 2025
- The Athenian Project (2017): supports democratic election infrastructure, protecting 440+ election websites in 33 U.S. states and expanding to eight countries including Canada and Georgia
- Cloudflare for Campaigns (2020): partners with Defending Digital Campaigns and serves 530+ candidate websites across the U.S.
Dive Deep
Recent expansions:
- AI tools for journalists: 750+ news organizations can use Bot Management and AI Crawl Control
- Startup program: $250,000+ in credits for nonprofit organizations (30 organizations accepted)
- Human rights automation: developer-built tools for tracking repression, policy development, and corporate due diligence
Recipients include state and local governments, election bodies, public schools, journalists, civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and community networks.
Wrap-up
- Impact donated services reach $100 million
- Galileo, Athenian, and Campaigns are the three pillars
- AI tools for journalists and nonprofit credits are expanding
This is for anyone interested in using tech to protect public-interest organizations!
