Internet services around the world hit by Cloudflare glitch

Internet services around the world hit by Cloudflare glitch
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Staff reporters
A technical foul-up with Cloudflare –a giant content delivery network (CDN) that, ironically, is supposed to help with security and reliability – affected internet services around the world, including YouTube, Snapchat, Twitch, PlayStation, Xbox’s gaming networks and Spotify on Friday morning.The New Zealand Herald and BusinessDesk were impacted.Some US tech sites are calling the issue an ‘internet meltdown’, but many of the issues seem centred on the US Midwest.'Deep impact'At 7.12am NZT, Cloudflare posted...

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