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Global internet watchdog NetBlocks also reported disruptions in a range of online services, attributing the outages to Cloudflare’s technical issues. The organization clarified that the disruptions were not the result of government-level internet filtering or disruptions.
Cloudflare’s platform also serves other purposes besides speeding up websites. Offloading traffic processing tasks to a CDN reduces the load on a website operator’s servers, which can boost operational efficiency. Additionally, Cloudflare provides cybersecurity features that filter malicious bots and other threats.
Good news for all the gamers out there. PlayStation Network services have been restored, the company says, after an hours-long network outage Saturday left users offline and frustrated. "Network services are fully recovered from an operational issue.
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Cloudflare Outage: Company Reveals What Went Wrong
As users across multiple platforms continue to face glitches linked to the ongoing Cloudflare outage, the company has now indicated what triggered the disruption. “We saw a spike in unusual traffic to one of Cloudflare’s services beginning at 11.