Clarification on DDoS Attack Fees and Protections 100k+ charge

I recently came across news about a Netlify user being charged over $100k due to a DDoS attack on their site. The fee was waived after public backlash. If my site (under the free tier) were to experience a DDoS attack, would any excessive charges related to bandwidth usage also be waived for my account?

@alex101 As I understand it, Netlify’s response was here:

I believe they’re working on some kind of additional controls, but no details have been released.

See:

Hi @alex101! Thanks for asking about this. @nathanmartin is correct, our official statement on the matter is the one he linked from our CEO. We absolutely waive charges related to DDoS attacks. I hope that puts your mind at ease. Please let us know if you have any other questions about this.

Thank you! That absolutely does.

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