Ingebrigtsen: The End of Gmane?

Gmane looks like it could benefit greatly from Google's Project Shield[1][2]. It doesn't fit their criteria for a qualifying site exactly, but perhaps Google could be persuaded to make an exception for such a valuable service.

[1] https://projectshield.withgoogle.com/public/
[2] https://jigsaw.google.com/products/project-shield/