If you read the article, it is made clear he was "kicked off" of a free service being provided. He was not a paying customer of Akamai and does not fault Akamai for their decision.
________________________________________ From: Grant Ridder [shortdudey...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 12:58 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Krebs on Security booted off Akamai network after DDoS attack proves pricey Didn't realize Akamai kicked out or disabled customers http://www.zdnet.com/article/krebs-on-security-booted-off-akamai-network-after-ddos-attack-proves-pricey/ "Security blog Krebs on Security has been taken offline by host Akamai Technologies following a DDoS attack which reached 665 Gbps in size." -Grant