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COVID-19 impacts on Internet traffic: Seattle, Northern Italy and South Korea
Blog post from Cloudflare
Post Details
Company
Date Published
Author
John Graham-Cumming
Word Count
1,054
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary
The article discusses the changes in Internet usage patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It presents data from Seattle, Northern Italy, and South Korea showing increased overall internet use, more extended hours of activity, and shifts in types of online activities such as increased chat system usage, video streaming, news access, and gaming. The article also notes that despite these changes, Cloudflare's network is well-equipped to handle the increased traffic without any impact on its performance or security.