MoQ: Refactoring the Internet's real-time media stack

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Introduces Cloudflare's first Media over QUIC (MoQ) relay network, running on every Cloudflare server globally. MoQ is an open protocol designed to unify real-time media streaming by combining low-latency interactivity, scalability, and architectural simplicity on top of QUIC. The post details the historical compromises in RTMP, HLS/DASH, and WebRTC, and explains MoQ's data model (Tracks, Groups, Objects) and network architecture (Publishers, Subscribers, Relays) for efficient media fanout. It highlights MoQ's ability to run over QUIC or WebTransport and its potential for various real-time data applications beyond video.