Cloudflare says autocrats, wars and elections caged the internet in Q1
The first quarter of 2026 saw widespread internet disruptions globally, driven by government-imposed shutdowns, conflicts, and election-related outages, according to Cloudflare's analysis. Iran experienced two major internet blackouts, one lasting 61 days following military actions by Israel and the US, with traffic dropping to less than 1 percent of normal levels. Similar disruptions occurred in Uganda and the Republic of Congo during presidential elections, while technical incidents and power outages also contributed to connectivity issues.
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Networks Cloudflare says autocrats, wars and elections caged the internet in Q1 Iran went dark twice, AWS got droned, oh and TalkTalk broke something it refuses to talk about Dan Robinson Wed 29 Apr 2026 // 17:05 UTC The first quarter of 2026 saw a surge in severe and prolonged internet disruptions, from government shutdowns to power outages to the occasional mystery incident. So says content delivery network biz Cloudflare in its latest summary of the global activity it oversees across the interwebs. This takes in the whole gamut from severe weather to cable damage to various technical issues.
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