Cloudflare is down, the Internet is shaking

Cloudflare is facing difficulties… and we know that whenever this occurs, many online services often encounter issues as well. Beginning at 12:48 PM CEST, the company has announced that it has started to investigate a technical problem that could be affecting several of its clients. Cloudflare outage has also been reflected on monitoring platforms such as Downdetector, which reports an increase in disruptions affecting prominent companies such as Canva, CaixaBank, X (Twitter), Movistar, League of Legends, and OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT. Users have noticed difficulties accessing these services, resulting in a significant number of complaints and alerts on outage monitoring websites.

Although the situation continues to be monitored, Cloudflare is working to resolve the incident. In the meantime, if you experience difficulties accessing any of these services, unfortunately, there is little that can be done apart from waiting patiently until the situation returns to normal.

If you are a user of any of these services, we recommend remaining patient. Although these problems may be frustrating, such interruptions are generally temporary and are resolved within a short period of time. We will strive to keep you updated on all developments.

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Why Cloudflare is so important to the Internet

Cloudflare is one of the fundamental pillars of modern internet infrastructure. Although many people may not know it directly, its services impact billions of users daily without their awareness. Cloudflare acts as a protective shield for websites. Its content delivery network and web application firewall help protect sites from malicious attacks. This means that, regardless of the size of a website, it can be protected against cyberattacks aiming to overwhelm its resources and cause service disruptions.

Another significant benefit of Cloudflare is its network of servers distributed throughout the world. This allows website content to load more quickly, as users’ requests are directed to the nearest server. As a result, web pages not only display more rapidly but also perform better, which is crucial for an excellent user experience.

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