Facebook and World IPv6 Day

Jun 6, 2011Donn Lee

SummaryAI, from the source post

This post announces Facebook's participation in World IPv6 Day, a 24-hour global test flight of IPv6. It explains the necessity of IPv6 due to IPv4 address exhaustion and highlights Facebook's readiness for the transition, anticipating minimal disruption to users. The post also emphasizes the importance of IPv6 for the continued growth and openness of the internet.

Read the full post on engineering.fb.com

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