Is Cloudflare not working? Users complain of inaccessible websites

WEB DESK: Many internet users were complaining about Cloudflare being down as websites like Canva, LinkedIn among others suddenly became inaccessible. In case of LinkedIn, the mobile app was also not working and showed ‘No internet connection’ instead. The list would be long but users could not access Vimeo, Medium, Shopify, Claude among others. As of now, however, websites and apps are now on the road to recovery and are slowly becoming accessible again.

A X formerly Twitter user shared that scheduled maintenance is currently in progress which can a probable cause.

Like ever X users are having a field day, cracking jokes about the service.

What is Cloudflare?

Cloudflare, founded in 2009, is a web security and performance company that sits between a website’s server and its visitors. Using a global network of servers, it speeds up websites, strengthens security, and ensures reliability. Its key services include DDoS protection, a content delivery network (CDN) for faster loading, free SSL certificates for secure browsing, and automatic image and resource optimization. Cloudflare also offers a web application firewall to guard against attacks like SQL injection and XSS, along with analytics to monitor traffic and threats.

Additionally, its global load balancing helps keep websites available even during high demand.

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