Internet outages spike in Q1 2026, says Cloudflare
Iran War largely to blame
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Drop in government-directed shutdowns for Q4 2025 - Cloudflare
But countries still saw disruption from cyclones, cable cuts, and war
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Government-directed Internet shutdowns hit Sudan, Syria, Iraq, and more in Q3 - Cloudflare
Causes of Internet disruption also include damage to fiber optic cables and power outages
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Q2 2025 saw government-directed Internet shutdowns in Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Panama - Cloudflare
Follows a short global respite
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Zero government-directed Internet shutdowns in Q1 2025 - Cloudflare
Third time ever in Cloudflare's report history
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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile extend commercial satellite agreement to 2034
Elsewhere, Cloudflare reports that SpaceX's global Internet traffic has more than tripled this year
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US carriers working to fix network outages caused by Hurricane Milton across Florida
The Category 4 hurricane has caused widespread outages
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Cloudflare: Governments directed Internet shutdowns during exam periods in Middle East
Syria, Algeria, and Iraq all turn off Internet to prevent cheating
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AAE-1 cable cut causes widespread outages in Europe, East Africa, Middle East, and South Asia
Google Cloud, OVHcloud impacted, while AWS, Azure, and LinkedIn may have been affected
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Earthquake off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, causes "brief dip in Internet traffic"
Likely due to power cuts