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David Belson

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I stare at data about the Internet for Cloudflare. https://radar.cloudflare.com/ https://mastodon.social/@dbelson https://x.com/dbelson https://internetdisruption.report/ (on hiatus)

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10.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest #Internet shutdown in #Iran has now entered its 7th day. Traffic remains well under 1% of previous levels.
The distribution of remaining traffic by ASN has shifted significantly since the shutdown was implemented.

radar.cloudflare.com/traffic/ir
radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dat...

06.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I got there in 1995, as they were shifting the business towards the Internet, but it was definitely a unique place. Lots of firsts, but they often didn't do the greatest job around commercialization...

05.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's an x-BBN mailing list -- I may share your Kickstarter update there to see if anyone has more information about the acquisition.

05.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Having started my career at BBN, and being a big fan of @glennf.com's work, this discovery is 🀯

05.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ†• on Cloudflare Radar: a lightweight network quality test measuring upload/download speeds and idle/loaded latency.
πŸ“ˆ It also shows how your results compare to the averages for your your country/region and ISP.
➑️Try it out at radar.cloudflare.com/speedtest

02.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Learn more about the new security insights available on Cloudflare Radar in our latest blog post.

27.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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65% of client HTTPS request traffic is post-quantum encypted. But what does server-side PQ support look like? A new Radar graph tracks PQ support across customer origins, and a new tool enables users to test any Web server for PQ support.

Learn more at radar.cloudflare.com/post-quantum

27.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're now publishing Key Transparency audit data for E2EE messaging apps on Cloudflare Radar, showcasing the Key Transparency logs that Cloudflare audits, providing a window into the health and activity of these critical systems.

Learn more at radar.cloudflare.com/key-transpar...

27.02.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ASPA is an emerging standard intended to help further improve routing security. You can now track ASPA deployment at a global, country/region, and ASN level on Cloudflare Radar, including real-time searching for ASPA entries.

Explore it at radar.cloudflare.com/routing#rpki...

#RPKI

27.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bringing more transparency to post-quantum usage, encrypted messaging, and routing security We are launching several new security-related data sets and tools on Radar

Cloudflare Radar has added new tools for monitoring PQ adoption, KT logs for messaging, and ASPA routing records to track the Internet's migration toward more secure encryption and routing standards. https://cfl.re/4tY6GB0

27.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

My conversation with @henrihelvetica.bsky.social is now available for on-demand viewing. We covered a broad range of Internet-related topics, including the
@radar.cloudflare.com Year in Review. Check out SPDY STREAM 023 at youtube.com/watch?v=K58J...

17.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Q&A with David Belson of Cloudflare Cloudflare’s David Belson discusses internet resilience, outages, AI traffic, and the challenge of turning real-time data into true understanding.

Nice interview w/ @dbelson.com about what the internet is all about in 2026, and how complicated it has grown:
from growth, to geo-political realities, to wondering whether you're dealing with humans or not.

nexttechtoday.com/people/qa-wi...

12.02.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In which I discuss Internet resilience, outages, AI traffic, and the challenge of turning real-time data into true understanding: Cloudflare’s Data Chief on the Internet’s Fragile Future nexttechtoday.com/people/qa-wi... via NextTech Today

12.02.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love those "I could have walked there and picked it up more efficiently" types of deliveries....

11.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is the problem that you don't have catridges for it?

10.02.2026 02:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#SuperBowlLX featured many creative ads, and as we have done in the past, we used aggregated, anonymized 1.1.1.1 DNS Resolver traffic to identify some of the most popular ones. Traffic growth was calculated by comparing request volume to a pre-game average baseline.

🧡below:

09.02.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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Fwd: [cherry.heiyui@keio.jp: Sad news: Dave Farber has passed away] - NANOG - lists.nanog.org

Dave Farber has passed away | Discussion

08.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Night Shift + Teddie collaboration, for one.

05.02.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today marks 4 weeks since the #Internet disruption in #Iran began. While traffic to Cloudflare has returned to pre-shutdown levels over the last several days, general Internet connectivity remains filtered and limited by allowlists.

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

04.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL -- not sure I'd classify myself that way. But thanks!

03.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Join us tomorrow!

03.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It me!

31.01.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black and orange F1 race car in a dark background . headline: SPDY.STREAM/  Performance people projects. Wednesday, February 4. 1 PM Eastern standard time. Online. Two avatars of developers.

A black and orange F1 race car in a dark background . headline: SPDY.STREAM/ Performance people projects. Wednesday, February 4. 1 PM Eastern standard time. Online. Two avatars of developers.

✨ SPDY STREAM 023 ✨ w/ @dbelson.com of @cloudflare.social, Head of Data and Insights. We are excited to welcome David in discussing the recently released @radar.cloudflare.com 2025 Year in Review! Join us!
✨ SPDY STREAM 023 ✨
πŸ“† Wed Feb 4th 2026
⏰ 1pm EST, 10am PST
πŸ”— www.youtube.com/live/R-j3HrE...

30.01.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Gonna start eyeing your mid-hike snacks with a little more suspicion now...

29.01.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good feedback, thank you. I'll raise it with the team responsible for theNET.

28.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My latest for the @cloudflare.social blog, looking at Q4 2025 Internet outages and disruptions as seen through @radar.cloudflare.com data and graphs.

26.01.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ordered a copy yesterday when I saw it referenced in Doug's post. I have so many Internet-related books, but somehow not that one.

22.01.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today’s reminder that I am old.

22.01.2026 18:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Comparative Look at Internet Shutdowns in Iran: 2019, 2022, 2025, and 2026 On January 8th, 2026, the Iranian regime implemented an Internet shutdown amidstΒ nationalΒ protests.Β This shutdownΒ is theΒ most sophisticated and most severeΒ in Iran’s history.Β IODA'sΒ longitudinal view ...

The IODA team completed a comparative analysis of the ongoing Internet shutdown in Iran to shutdowns during Bloody November in 2019, Women Life Freedom Movement in 2022, and the Israel-Iran War in 2025. Please read and reach out with any questions.

ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/reports/a-co...

21.01.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0