Natural disasters and government interference: examining Q2 2026’s major Internet disruption event
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In Q2 2026, natural disasters and government interference led to significant Internet disruptions across several countries, including Guam, Venezuela, Tanzania, Iran, UAE, Iraq, and Sudan. Infrastructure vulnerabilities, such as cable cuts and DNSSEC signature errors, also caused disruptions in Germany and Saint Lucia, highlighting the fragility of Internet infrastructure. Cloudflare's Radar system detected and documented these disruptions, providing insights into the impact on users and the importance of building networks with redundancy to withstand inevitable shocks.
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