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David Belson @dbelson.com · 18/09/2026

An island-wide power outage in #Cuba has impacted #Internet connectivity across the country. Starting around 17:45 UTC, @radar.cloudflare.com data shows traffic dropping by >50% compared to the prior week, and @ioda.live shows a 10% drop in successful active probing.

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 17/09/2026

This is what is going to finally get me to join Telegram, isn’t it?

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Jim Cowie @jimcowie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New exhibit has dropped in the Internet History Initiative reading room, thanks to some excellent new indexing of 19th century Boston newspapers (h/t: Boston Public Library via Harvard Library's @institutional.org ) internethistoryinitiative.org/blog/2026/09/04/before-the-internet/

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Before the Internet

A new exhibit in the Reading Room — a century of telegraph and telephone monopoly politics, 1834–1930, in Boston's own newspapers

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 20/08/2026

I think that the delay on Radar is around an hour and a half behind real time.

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 20/08/2026

Yup: radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/7038...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 18/08/2026

Visible in IODA and Radar as well.

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 17/08/2026

I’m getting down to the wire on this with three days to go. If you’d like a hardcover book full of enjoyable weirdness and rabbit holes—a great gift for friends and family interested in type, printing, and language—pledge now, as the campaign is not yet at 100%! Thank you.

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Access Now @accessnow.org · 11/08/2026

For 10 years, the #KeepItOn campaign has united civil society to push back against internet shutdowns and defend human rights. Today, the movement is stronger than ever. Celebrate with us and join the #KeepItOn movement: www.accessnow.org/keepiton-10-...

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https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton-10-years-fighting-internet-shutdowns/

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 10/08/2026

The #earthquake in #Colombia had a nominal impact on #Internet connectivity, per @radar.cloudflare.com data. Traffic dropped 35% compared to the prior week. Traffic at an ASN level appeared to recover quickly. Some loss of announced IP space, suggesting infrastructure damage as well.

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 02/08/2026

I think I just fixed my moderation settings so that I can see those kinds of images now. 🤷

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 02/08/2026

I'm amused by the lack of an "It's OK to display, I'm an adult" opion.

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 29/07/2026

Learn more about the impact of this widespread power outage to #Internet connectivity in #Kenya as viewed through @radar.cloudflare.com and @ioda.live metrics: blog.isadati.work/internet-imp...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 28/07/2026

The impact of an issue impacting @t-mobile.bsky.social subscribers is visible in @radar.cloudflare.com traffic data. Starting around 20:00 UTC, traffic on AS21928 fell by as much as 10% as compared to the prior week. radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/as21...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 24/07/2026

A power outage in #Georgia has impacted Internet connectivity across the country. @radar.cloudflare.com shows traffic dropping ~75% below expected levels around 20:00 on July 23, and @ioda.live shows losses across multiple metrics.

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Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Latest chart for traffic to Iran since December 2025. After two shutdowns, traffic levels have not returned to pre-Jan-8 levels, and is unlikely to do so in the foreseeable future. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 23/07/2026

Connectivity problems with the @azure.microsoft.com westus region are visible in the @radar.cloudflare.com Cloud Observatory as an increase in connection failures, starting around 14:45 UTC. radar.cloudflare.com/cloud-observ...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 21/07/2026

According to @radar.cloudflare.com, .juniper has a fairly low DNS magnitude. Also interesting that nearly half of the queries to 1.1.1.1 for .juniper hostnames come from Germany. radar.cloudflare.com/tlds/juniper...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 19/07/2026

That cherry pie looks a bit undercooked. 🥧

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 17/07/2026

I've been a subscriber for almost 30 years, have authenticated to the wired.com website, and have confirmed my subscription, yet all I get when I click on an article link here is "You have read your last free article."

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 17/07/2026

Other than the tomatoes, that looks good! :)

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 16/07/2026

Sounds a little like the Personics idea... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personics

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 14/07/2026

The electric grid in #Cuba has collapsed for the 3rd time this month, causing a widespread power outage. @radar.cloudflare.com shows traffic falling around 15:00 UTC (15:00 local), and @ioda.live shows active probing failures around that time as well. en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 09/07/2026

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 06/07/2026

The impact of the latest island-wide power outage in Cuba is visible in @radar.cloudflare.com traffic data, as well as @ioda.live active probing data, with drops visible around 16:00 UTC. radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/cu?d... ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/CU

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 30/06/2026

The decor of the stores hasn’t changed much since 1976 either… 😀

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 27/06/2026

Possible explanation: bsky.app/profile/glen...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 26/06/2026

He would regularly cover the Akamai State of the Internet report back when I was writing it. Had the opportunity to meet him at a GigaOm event, and got him to sign my copy of Broadbandits. A big loss for the industry.

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Ryan Lawler @ryanlawler.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Truly saddened by this news. Working with Om was a joy. He was one of the smartest, kindest, most thoughtful people in the tech ecosystem. He will be missed immensely by all who were lucky enough to know him. om.co/2026/06/24/1...

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Om Malik, 1966-2026

Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 22/06/2026

Data from @radar.cloudflare.com shows a [complete loss of announced IPv4 & v6 space](radar.cloudflare.com/routing/lc?d... ) from Flow St. Lucia starting at 21:00 UTC, and with it, a complete loss of traffic from the network, impacting connectivity island-wide. stlucianewsnow.net/flow-reports...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 20/06/2026

I wonder if the second book in the series was called “Foreman Farley Causes an Internet Outage”

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 17/06/2026

Rookie mistake, dude. 🤣 (Says the guy that has had it on his arms for the last week, since deciding to tear down vines in a shirt-sleeve shirt.)

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 06/06/2026

A widespread power outage in #Jamaica is impacting #Internet traffic from the island. @CloudflareRadar shows traffic fell ~0200 UTC, with the largest impact to FLOW Jamaica. The provider acknowledged the issue in a Facebook post. radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/jm?d... www.facebook.com/FlowJamaica/...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 02/06/2026

In a Facebook post, Syria's Ministry of Communications & Information Technology announced that there will be no communication cuts during the general exams this year, in contrast to #Internet shutdowns implemented in past years. www.facebook.com/SyMOCAIT/pos... www.google.com/search?q=syr...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 30/05/2026

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 28/05/2026

Although TXT records still comprise the largest share of requests to @cloudflare.social's 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver from #Iran, request shares for A and AAAA records have roughly doubled. radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dat...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 28/05/2026

Digital certificate issuance volume for .ir domains briefly jumped from <1,000/hour to >4,000/hour, suggesting manual & automated renewals from within the country were once again possible. Nearly all were from @letsencrypt.bsky.social. radar.cloudflare.com/tlds/ir?date...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 28/05/2026

🧵Some additional perspectives on the (limited) restoration of #Internet connectivity in #Iran on May 26: Based on request traffic to the @cloudflare.social 1.1.1.1 resolver, the rank of the .ir ccTLD has jumped from #144 on May 25 to #96 on May 28. radar.cloudflare.com/tlds/ir?date...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 28/05/2026

Cable damage has taken Digicel Haiti completely offline, as @radar.cloudflare.com shows that #Internet traffic and announced IP space all fell to zero just after 22:00 UTC (18:00 local). Similar problems occurred multiple times in 2025. radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/as27... x.com/jpbrun30/sta...

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Doug Madory @eldomador.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Just to keep today's partial restoration of Iranian internet connectivity in perspective, please take a look at this overall timeline. Iran has a long way to go to get back to pre-Jan-8 levels of traffic volumes. #DigitalBlackOutIran‌

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 26/05/2026

Traffic data from @radar.cloudflare.com shows a rapid increase in traffic from #Iran starting ~11:00 UTC (14:30 local). Traffic from providers including #Irancell, #MCCI, and #TCI is up significantly. radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir?d...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 20/05/2026

The shutdowns in Iraq are implemented by having network providers withdraw announced IPv4 and/or IPv6 address space, effectively removing them from the Internet. radar.cloudflare.com/routing/iq?d...

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David Belson @dbelson.com · 20/05/2026

Exam season in #Iraq started today, and with it, widespread #Internet shutdowns. Connectivity was cut across multiple major ISPs between 0300-0430 UTC, though networks in the Kurdistan Region remained available. radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/iq?d...

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