What Egypt Shutting Down the Internet Looks Like
What's this blog post about?
On January 29, 2011, Egypt shut down its internet services, resulting in a significant drop in traffic from the country to CloudFlare's network. The event demonstrated both the power and fragility of internet access. The thoughts of the CloudFlare team are with the citizens of Egypt, hoping for a swift resolution to the conflict and a return to normalcy online.
Company
Cloudflare
Date published
Jan. 29, 2011
Author(s)
Matthew Prince
Word count
150
Hacker News points
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Language
English