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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 2d

As the share of #postquantum encrypted traffic approaches 50% globally, Radar now checks your browser for PQ support.

Visiting radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and... will show you if your browser supports PQ encryption, and if it does, which key agreement it is using.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 8d

UPDATE: It appears that #Internet connectivity is being restored in #Afghanistan, as traffic began to flow again around 11:45 UTC (16:15 local time), nearly two full days after being shut down.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 8d

Two days after the nationwide #Internet shutdown began, #Afghanistan remains offline, as the Taliban attempts to prevent “immoral activities”.

Learn more about the shutdown at blog.cloudflare.com/nationwide-i... and follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/af

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Cloudflare @cloudflare.social · 9d

On September 29, 2025, Internet connectivity was completely shut down across Afghanistan, impacting business, education, finance, and government services. https://cfl.re/4nVGTpe

Nationwide Internet shutdown in Afghanistan extends localized disruptions

On September 29, 2025, Internet connectivity was completely shut down across Afghanistan, impacting business, education, finance, and government services. It follows regional shutdowns that began seve...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 9d

After the earlier disruption, #Internet connectivity in #Afghanistan was cut completely just after 12:30 UTC, with a total loss of traffic. Announced IPv4 and IPv6 address space has also dropped signifcantly.

Follow the latest status at radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/af

Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 10d

Widespread #Internet disruption observed in #Afghanistan as the Taliban orders a shutdown of fiber optic Internet services. This follows similar localized shutdowns earlier this month.

Traffic dropped >60% at ~11:30 UTC.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 13d

Third: network operators need to be able to monitor AS-SET memberships for their networks. ASN routing pages now include information on direct & indirect AS-SET membership. Learn more at blog.cloudflare.com/monitoring-a...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 13d

Second: a new Certificate Transparency dashboard brings insights into the ecosystem which ensures that all website certificates are publicly visible & auditable. Learn more at blog.cloudflare.com/new-regional...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 13d

Three new Radar features launched today for @cloudflare.social #BirthdayWeek!

First: regional traffic data is now available. You can now get a more localized perspective on the impact of events and disruptions on Internet traffic. Learn more at blog.cloudflare.com/new-regional...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 13d

Nightly #Internet disruptions have been occurring in Herat, Afghanistan since Monday. Traffic has dropped by more than half each evening between 21:00-08:00 local (16:30-03:30 UTC).

MCIT Afghanistan has not provided a reason for these outages.

tolonews.com/afghanistan-...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 15d

Subscribers of Nayatel experienced a ~90 minute disruption to #Internet connectivity today, due to an outage at an upstream provider. Traffic dropped as much as 57% between ~09:15-10:45 UTC (14:15-15:45 local).

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 19d

Four days after #iOS26 officially became available, the global share of requests with post-quantum support from iOS devices has grown from just under 2% to 11%.

Africa: ~10%
Asia: ~12%
Europe: ~12%
N. America: ~10%
Oceania: ~7%
S. America: ~12%

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 22d

Damage to three power cables by a contractor caused a multi-hour power outage in #Gibraltar. #Internet traffic begain to fall after 11:15 UTC, dropping as much as 80%. It returned to expected levels around 18:30 UTC.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 23d

The share of request traffic with post-quantum support from Apple iOS devices has more than doubled since iOS 26 was made available for download yesterday. Although still low, we expect continued growth as more devices are updated over the coming days.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 24d

Note: The multi-hour announced IP address space shifts were due to an internal data issue, and not to any changes by AS14593.

Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 24d

Multiple reports of a brief #Starlink outage earlier this morning corroborated by a significant drop in HTTP requests between 04:00-05:00 UTC.

Large burst of #BGP announcements seen at that time as well. Announced IP address space also saw some shifts.

radar.cloudflare.com/routing/as14...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 28d

For Apple devices, it's already started to grow over the last several months as beta and RC versions of iOS and MacOS 26 became available.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 28d

Keep an eye on radar.cloudflare.com/adoption-and... next week as Apple releases their latest OS upgrades - we expect to see Post-Quantum adoption grow!

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 28d

South African Internet provider RSAWEB acknowledged an issue that is impacting FTTx and Enterprise connections on their network, resuling in a complete outage. Internet traffic from the network dropped to zero at 15:00 UTC.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · 28d

According to the Cuban Electric Union, an unexpected outage of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant caused a national power outage in #Cuba at 09:14 local (13:14 UTC). The impact is clearly visible in the drop in Internet traffic starting at that time.
radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/cu?d...

Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · Sep 8

Just saw your messages -- I will ping out Bots team.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · Sep 8

The latest round of scheduled #Internet shutdowns intended to prevent exam cheating in the #Kurdistan region of #Iraq concluded today. Starting 23-Aug, networks including KorekTel, IQ Online, KNET, and Newroz Telecom were impacted. Shutdown days marked with an ❌ in the graph.

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Cloudflare @cloudflare.social · Aug 29

By mid-2025, training drives nearly 80% of AI crawling, while referrals to publishers (especially from Google) are falling and crawl-to-refer ratios show AI consumes far more than it sends back.

https://cfl.re/4mXb53n

The crawl-to-click gap: Cloudflare data on AI bots, training, and referrals

By mid-2025, training drives nearly 80% of AI crawling, while referrals to publishers (especially from Google) are falling. GPTBot and ClaudeBot surged, Amazonbot and Bytespider collapsed, and crawl-t...

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Cloudflare @cloudflare.social · Aug 28

We are extending AI-related insights on Cloudflare Radar with new industry-focused data and a breakdown of bot traffic by purpose, such as training or user action. https://cfl.re/4lNIVX2

A deeper look at AI crawlers: breaking down traffic by purpose and industry

We are extending AI-related insights on Cloudflare Radar with new industry-focused data and a breakdown of bot traffic by purpose, such as training or user action. These new views help website owners ...

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · Aug 27

A series of Facebook posts from Aqualectra confirms that #Curaçao is being impacted by a widespread power outage. Starting ~06:45 UTC (02:45 local), #Internet traffic dropped by as much as 86% compared to the prior week.

radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/cw?d...

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