Cloudflare Outage Breaks the Internet (Temporarily)
A behind-the-scenes internet giant went down and dragged major platforms with it, triggering global slowdowns and error screens.
Here’s the breakdown
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What Just Happened
Millions of users saw outages on Tuesday after Cloudflare, a company that protects and powers huge portions of the internet, experienced a major system failure.
Platforms like X, OpenAI, and countless other sites slowed or went offline.
The ripple effect hit everything from apps to corporate systems in multiple countries.
What Went Wrong
Cloudflare says the issue came from an oversized configuration file that ballooned unexpectedly, crashing software responsible for managing global traffic.
There were no signs of a cyberattack or foreign interference.
Warp, Cloudflare’s encryption service, was temporarily disabled for users in London as engineers worked to stabilize the network.
Why It Matters
Cloudflare is the “invisible backbone” of the modern internet, handling:
• DDoS protection
• Bot/human verification
• API and website security
• Routing traffic for millions of sites
When it stumbles, the digital world feels it instantly.
The outage highlights how fragile global infrastructure becomes when too much power is concentrated in a small number of companies.
The Backdrop
The incident comes just one month after an AWS outage, intensifying questions about Big Tech’s dominance over critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity experts warn that dependence on a few private providers creates systemic risks that governments aren’t fully prepared for.
As digital traffic grows, the internet is becoming increasingly top-heavy and vulnerable to single points of failure.
The Bottom Line
Cloudflare says the issue is fixed, but traffic surges may still cause minor instability.
The outage exposed how much of the global internet runs through a handful of companies.
When one of them falters, the entire online ecosystem is at risk.
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