Why one outage can still take down half the internet

Pro Why one outage can still take down half the internet Opinion By Fadl Mantash published 30 April 2026 The effects of outages When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter For a few hours recently, global cloud platform Cloudflare went down – and a noticeable chunk of the internet went with it.Services stalled, platforms froze, and businesses were left dealing with failures they didn’t trigger and couldn’t control – from broken checkouts to lagging internal tools.Fadl MantashSocial Links NavigationChief…

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