Iran all but vanishes from the global internet amid US-Israel strikes
Official monitoring shows connectivity collapsing to near-zero
Networks02 Mar 2026 | 105
Internet
Log files that describe the history of the internet are disappearing. A new project hopes to save them
APRICOT 2026 The Internet History Initiative wants future historians to have a chance to understand how human progress and technical progress align
Networks14 Feb 2026 | 25
AFRINIC says it's back on track and will soon deliver the plan that proves it
APRICOT 2026 As the governance policy designed to protect regional internet registries nears completion
Networks10 Feb 2026 | 2
Dijkstra’s algorithm won’t be replaced in production routers any time soon
Systems Approach Researchers have found a new approach to finding shortest paths, but it's complex
Networks10 Feb 2026 | 41
Bots are taking over the internet and AI users are to blame
RAG bots could overtake human visitors on publisher sites this year, trackers tell us
AI + ML04 Feb 2026 | 25
Internet spent Q4 '25 losing fights with cables, power, and itself
Latest data from Cloudflare shows cable cuts, power failures, and network faults drive steady run of internet outages
Networks26 Jan 2026 | 1
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Iran’s internet goes dark amid mass protests, reports of violent government response
Outages hit Russia and Ukraine, too
Networks09 Jan 2026 | 31
Faith in the internet is fading among young Brits
Ofcom survey finds 18-34s increasingly see life online as bad for society and their mental health
Off-Prem19 Dec 2025 | 55
Cloudflare broke itself – and a big chunk of the Internet – with a bad database query
Thought it was the victim of a ‘hyper-scale DDoS attack’ before finding the fix
Databases19 Nov 2025 | 83
Networking students need an explanation of the internet that can fit in their heads
Systems Approach Networks have changed profoundly, except for the parts that haven’t
Networks13 Nov 2025 | 54
Tanzania back online after politically motivated five-day outage
Net access cut on election eve, resumed after widely-loathed president was sworn in after disputed poll
Public Sector05 Nov 2025 | 4
ISPs more likely to throttle netizens who connect through carrier-grade NAT: Cloudflare
When operators see danger, innocent users are dragged down along with bad actors
Networks03 Nov 2025 | 101
Starlink tells the world it has over 150 sextillion IPv6 addresses
But the data describing where they're used - which is help to fight crime - isn't very useful
Networks29 Oct 2025 | 38
Cloudflare Q3 report shows the internet still breaks for the strangest reasons
From natural disasters to stray bullets and exams, it's been a shaky quarter for the world's connectivity
Networks28 Oct 2025 | 4
Texas man accidentally shoots cable, brings internet down
And it’s not the first time gunfire has cut Spectrum’s lines
Networks01 Oct 2025 | 86
Taliban impose tele-ban and take Afghanistan offline
No internet or phones, which means no banks or commercial aviation, but lots more misery
Networks01 Oct 2025 | 56
China tells grumps, trolls, and AIs to stop emoting online
Cracks down on malicious pessimism and expressions of ennui
Public Sector23 Sep 2025 | 32
Engineer turned a vape into a web server
Breathe deep on internet fumes
Offbeat15 Sep 2025 | 55
Internet mapping and research outfit Censys reveals state-based abuse, harassment
‘Universities are being used to proxy offensive government operations, turning research access decisions political’
Research03 Sep 2025 | 19
Traffic to government domains often crosses national borders, or flows through risky bottlenecks
Sites at yourcountry.gov may also not bother with HTTPs
Public Sector01 Sep 2025 | 19
China cut itself off from the global internet for an hour on Wednesday
Great Firewall took out all traffic to port 443 at a time Beijing didn't have an obvious need to keep its netizens in the dark
Networks21 Aug 2025 | 57
No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers
UPDATED Could tinkering with a site’s code to hide ads count as infringement?
Legal15 Aug 2025 | 137
Politically hot parts of US Constitution briefly deleted thanks to 'coding error'
Nothing to see here - just removing that old Emoluments Clause and habeas corpus
Legal07 Aug 2025 | 47
Only ISPs get to determine what constitutes 'affordable' broadband, says team Trump
A good deal, like beauty, is in the ISP of the beholder, after all - at least if you want BEAD funding
Public Sector06 Aug 2025 | 17
Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare's claims its bots are bad
AI search biz insists its content capture and summarization is okay because someone asked for it
AI + ML05 Aug 2025 | 25
China’s botched Great Firewall upgrade invites attacks on its censorship infrastructure
Attempts to censor QUIC traffic create chance to block access to offshore DNS resolvers
Networks04 Aug 2025 | 7
Internet exchange points are ignored, vulnerable, and absent from infrastructure protection plans
Italian operator calls for lawmakers to wake up to the critical role played by peering
Networks31 Jul 2025 | 12
Biden broadband benchmarks are BS, says Trump FCC
No more consideration of affordability or 1 Gbps speed goal if Chairman Carr gets his way
Public Sector22 Jul 2025 | 41
Let's Encrypt rolls out free security certs for IP addresses
You probably don't need one, but it's nice to have the option
Security03 Jul 2025 | 55
Starlink helps eight more nations pass 50 percent IPv6 adoption
Brazil debuts, Japan bounces back, and tiny Tuvalu soars on Elon's broadband birds
Networks27 Jun 2025 | 14
AFRINIC election annulled after ICANN writes angry letter to African regional internet registry
Updated The group in charge of IP addresses for 54 countries hasn't had a board since 2022
Networks26 Jun 2025 | 23
Just say no to NO FAKES Act, EFF argues
The problem is focusing on property rights rather than privacy
Legal24 Jun 2025 | 8
AFRINIC election proceeds after ICANN’s attempt to replace officials fails
Regulator remains concerned about election integrity
Legal20 Jun 2025 | 4
AFRINIC election delayed after ISP Association wins injunction over voter rights
UPDATED Polling was supposed to start on Monday - moved to Wednesday after court revisited the case
Legal17 Jun 2025 | 2
ICANN waves hands in protest at AFRINIC election arrangement
Worries lawyers overseeing poll may have disqualifying entanglements
Legal09 Jun 2025 | 3
Need for speed? CityFibre punts 5.5 Gbps symmetrical broadband at ISPs
Altnet claims upgrade puts it ahead of Openreach on performance and cost, with more to come in 2026
Networks04 Jun 2025 | 67
TAKE IT DOWN Act? Yes, take the act down before it's too late for online speech
Good intentions, terrible wording – and Trump can't wait to use it because 'nobody gets treated worse than I do'
Personal Tech29 Apr 2025 | 51
DoorDash sued for allegedly branding customer a fraudster after delivery photo query
Dispute over app privacy escalates into legal brawl
Applications18 Mar 2025 | 55
Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker
Fourth time’s the harm?
Personal Tech06 Feb 2025 | 6
Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers
Updated Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues
Legal06 Feb 2025 | 112
Brits must prove their age on adult sites by July, says watchdog
Regulator asks people to link their credit cards, mobile accounts, or face scans for smut use to protect kids
Personal Tech16 Jan 2025 | 264
Submarine cable resilience board announced on same day maybe-cut-by-China Baltic cable repaired
ITU thinks time is now for more talk about how to keep data moving beneath the waves
Networks02 Dec 2024 | 26
Imagine a land in which Big Tech can't send you down online rabbit holes or use algorithms to overcharge you
China is trying to become that land, with a government crackdown on the things that make the internet no fun
Security25 Nov 2024 | 69
Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet
After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice
Networks21 Nov 2024 | 9
Pakistan's tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry
Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk
Channel21 Nov 2024 | 12
China wants mobile devices to limit usage time for minors, ensure they only see nice content
Seeks grand alliance between manufacturers, developers and content providers – all in the name of socialism
Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 12
Europe glances Russia's way after Baltic Sea data cables severed
Updated Probe continues into disruption affecting Germany, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania
Networks19 Nov 2024 | 59
Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans: TikTok ban, space broadband, and Section 230 reform
Loathes Big Tech and is not at all keen on net neutrality
Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 119
Half the world's online via mobile, but growth is slowing
Nearly all of those without access live in low to middle income countries, GSMA says
Networks28 Oct 2024 | 7
IPv6 may already be irrelevant – but so is moving off IPv4, argues APNIC's chief scientist
There was always more pressing work to do than migrate, and CDNs have changed the rules
Networks23 Oct 2024 | 125
FTC drops hammer on unwanted subscriptions with 'click to cancel' rule
It 'will end these tricks and traps, saving Americans time and money'
Legal16 Oct 2024 | 18
The fix for BGP's weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find
Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works
Security02 Oct 2024 | 9
World Wide Web Foundation closes so Tim Berners-Lee can spend more time with his protocol
Who wants to join his so Solid crew?
Networks30 Sep 2024 | 25
Musk's Starlink rockets to 4 million subscribers
Satellite broadband mega-constellation passes mega-milestone
Networks27 Sep 2024 | 51
New RFC explains how protocol developers can avoid building human rights abuses into the internet
Something tells us Vlad and Xi probably won't bother reading it
Software18 Sep 2024 | 15
Telcos scolded for unwanted erection of utility poles in race to wire up Britain
Telecoms minister pleads with operators to work together
Networks16 Sep 2024 | 80
250 million-plus unused IPv4 addresses should be left alone, argues network boffin
Tests show it's just too hard to put the unused 240/4 block to work
Networks16 Sep 2024 | 96
Online media outstrips TV as source of news for the first time in the UK
Ofcom research shows TV remains more trusted news source in social media age
Bootnotes11 Sep 2024 | 107
India to train 5,000 'Cyber Commandos'
Minister reckons dedicated cops necessary to protect digital transactions
Security11 Sep 2024 | 2
White House thinks it's time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP
Better late than never
Networks03 Sep 2024 | 26
Big Tech got its 'next billion' – but there's three billion people still offline
The GSMA and its friends are looking for ways to bring those within mobile range onto the 'net
Networks03 Sep 2024 | 8
B2B ISP Fastnet staggers back to feet after VMware incident
Company continues to investigate root cause
VMware Explore19 Aug 2024 | 8
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