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EarlG

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8. Just investigating this now

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 07:46 AM

11 hrs ago

It seems I can access DU from my PC, but not my phone right now. We use Cloudflare, and it looks like they are having a problem. There may not be much we can do to resolve this, other than wait for them to get it fixed.

Edited to add: It's not just DU. Hopefully they have this fixed soon.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/live/a-cloudflare-outage-is-taking-down-parts-of-the-internet

Edited again to add: Phone access is back, things seem to be returning to normal but we’ll see.

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Anyone else getting blocked by Miami Cloudflare? [View all] Baitball Blogger 11 hrs ago OP

Minneapolis cloudflare is blocking me also. riversedge 11 hrs ago #1

Me too, for the past half hour. Mister Ed 9 hrs ago #25

seems ok now rampartd 11 hrs ago #2

Wonder if this is an intentionally orchestrated interruption? Baitball Blogger 11 hrs ago #5

upand down again rampartd 11 hrs ago #9

As an IT professional, I am going to say "no," nt Gore1FL 9 hrs ago #32

Yes, many other sites are having issues as well. nt RandiFan1290 11 hrs ago #3

''Cloudflare is down worldwide'' Donkees 11 hrs ago #4

No, but having issues with Atlanta Cloudflare. GoCubsGo 11 hrs ago #6

Same here. think4yourself 10 hrs ago #17

Me too otchmoson 10 hrs ago #18

Cloudfare Chicago MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #48

Miami also Conjuay 7 hrs ago #69

Yes! What is this?? Ninga 11 hrs ago #7

Just investigating this now EarlG 11 hrs ago #8

My AT&T internet via Costa Rican phone company just came back as well. sinkingfeeling 11 hrs ago #14

Yes superpatriotman 11 hrs ago #10

Chicago....Im in Cleveland Tribetime 11 hrs ago #11

Yes, it's all over the world. My VPN is now in Canada. Even my phone's internet through a Cost Rican company is down. sinkingfeeling 11 hrs ago #12

I saw error for a few minutes n/t malaise 11 hrs ago #13

I got a Cloudflare 500 error Marthe48 10 hrs ago #15

Same here in Pittsburgh. debm55 9 hrs ago #34

Yes, cloudflare Houston blocked my normal link to DU. absyntheminded 10 hrs ago #16

I got a message from Dallas Cloudflare area51 10 hrs ago #19

Me, too. n/t Vogon_Glory 9 hrs ago #36

Me too... S/V Loner 10 hrs ago #20

Same trouble with San Jose CA Cloudflare. Can't access on phone, PC, or tablet. Finally started my AOL and it worked. NBachers 10 hrs ago #21

Desperate times Old Crank 7 hrs ago #71

I had a problem off and on this morning through Chicago Cloudflare llmart 10 hrs ago #22

Newark here. 9:05. Harker 10 hrs ago #23

Yup.....here in Southeastern MN. a kennedy 9 hrs ago #24

Me too. OLDMDDEM 9 hrs ago #26

Yep, Atlanta Cloudfare, switched vpn to Miami same thing Jersey Devil 9 hrs ago #27

Yup! Philly burbs. cornball 24 9 hrs ago #28

For me, it was Boston. Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #29

Yes, I just tried again a few minutes later and got in IronLionZion 9 hrs ago #30

Cloudflare seems dumb C_U_L8R 9 hrs ago #31

Many sites unavailable. Fla Dem 9 hrs ago #33

Cloudflare is having issues this morning. DU was unavailable for a bit because of it. CousinIT 9 hrs ago #35

Denver Cloudfare was down kentuck 9 hrs ago #37

Looks lke it's working again in Denver. mountain grammy 9 hrs ago #41

Got the error for the San Jose LittleGirl 9 hrs ago #38

Bangor, Maine cloudfare blocked me on wifi GPV 9 hrs ago #39

For me it was KC Omaha Steve 9 hrs ago #40

I was blocked by Dallas Cloudflare LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #42

From the Florida Keys BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #43

Boston Cloudware for me. intheflow 9 hrs ago #44

Cloudflare was having problems everywhere RainCaster 9 hrs ago #45

Yes, back up now edbermac 9 hrs ago #46

Down near Dayton, Ohio mobeau69 9 hrs ago #47

Yes being blocked in NJ Mossfern 9 hrs ago #49

Cloudflare outages aren't common, but they do happen. MineralMan 9 hrs ago #50

Down in Dallas for awhile. Back now. Liberal In Texas 9 hrs ago #51

Atlanta Cloudflare for me. Dulcinea 9 hrs ago #52

OMG, what's going to happen if someone gab13by13 9 hrs ago #53

Or simply a natural event Wednesdays 7 hrs ago #68

They have apparently implemented a fix within the past 30 minutes or so BumRushDaShow 9 hrs ago #54

Yes, on the Gulf Coast. Working now surfered 9 hrs ago #55

Me, too! Smart phone. Inaccessible for hours this morning. SW Florida. wordstroken 9 hrs ago #56

Apparently I am able to post Jose Garcia 9 hrs ago #57

Nope, I'm right next to San Francisco. If it wasn't in the news, I wouldn't have known about it... Fil1957 8 hrs ago #58

Just when you think it's over, the Cloudflare Error returns surfered 8 hrs ago #59

Same here. Not able to get into DU again. debm55 7 hrs ago #70

I had that problem early this morning too. TommieMommy 8 hrs ago #60

Yes Cloudflare was blocking. Hope22 8 hrs ago #61

Kansas City for me Shrek 8 hrs ago #62

My husband Rebl2 8 hrs ago #63

I got on a few minutes ago peggysue2 8 hrs ago #64

Cloudflare outage disrupts internet traffic worldwide IronLionZion 8 hrs ago #65

Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet OneBlueDotS-Carolina 8 hrs ago #66

Me too. Several times in a row just now. raging moderate 7 hrs ago #67