
5/12/2023 · David Belson
What this post added
This post details the impact of government-ordered internet shutdowns and social media blocking in Pakistan on network traffic, as observed through Cloudflare's data. It analyzes traffic trends at national, administrative unit, and city levels, highlighting the shift from mobile to fixed broadband, the increase in 1.1.1.1 resolver usage, and the observed increases in traffic to blocked social media platforms. This contributes to the understanding of how Cloudflare's global network infrastructure is affected by and can report on large-scale internet disruptions.