"New Google Chrome Update May Cause Massive Internet Outage This Coming Week"
No. The "Internet" will be just fine, Chrome or no Chrome.
What may break are a bunch of Web sites that, for some reason, can't properly deal with a 3-digit version number in the User-Agent string.
"I think what’s amazing about the Internet is that it’s a network of networks, and there is only one. So, I think it being a proper noun is important. So, my little, tiny crusade on the side is if you care about the Internet, capitalize it." - @eastdakota
Yes, yes, yes.
#personalnews: I'm joining @internetsociety on August 1 as Sr. Director of Internet Research & Analysis.
Excited to count @SullivanISOC, @SAWentworth, @jane_coffin, and @danyork among my new colleagues.
Will be looking at market trends, shutdowns, measurement/data, and more...
Internet service has stopped in #Yemen due to the coalition airstrikes on Houthi-held Telecom building in #Hudeidah, Houthi Al-Masirah TV channel reported.
#YemenMirror
My latest @Cloudflare blog post looks at Internet outages observed in Q1 2025. Interestingly, there were no government-directed shutdowns seen during the quarter.
Read the post: blog.cloudflare.com/q1-2025-intern…
In Q1 2025, Internet disruptions were driven by cyberattacks, cable cuts, and natural disaster events like the Myanmar earthquake and California wildfires. No government shutdowns, a rare quarter. Read more in our latest report:
blog.cloudflare.com/q1-2025-intern…
In addition to looking for a new job, I'm also launching a new blog that looks at Internet disruptions & their causes - find it at internetdisruption.report and follow the associated Twitter account at @InternetDsrptns.
Just getting started, but will publish more content soon!
Public Notice
Gamtel wishes to inform the general public that there was a total internet outage affecting entire country.
The isolation was due to technical issues on the backup links.
A press statement will follow for details information.
Thank you for your patience.
