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31. Cloudflare seems dumb

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 09:37 AM

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Why would you put a vulnerable bottleneck on so much of the internet?
I realize it does a great deal of good when it works and it works most of the time.
But when it breaks, it breaks bigtime.

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Anyone else getting blocked by Miami Cloudflare? [View all] Baitball Blogger Tuesday OP

Minneapolis cloudflare is blocking me also. riversedge Tuesday #1

Me too, for the past half hour. Mister Ed Tuesday #25

seems ok now rampartd Tuesday #2

Wonder if this is an intentionally orchestrated interruption? Baitball Blogger Tuesday #5

upand down again rampartd Tuesday #9

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

Yes, many other sites are having issues as well. nt RandiFan1290 Tuesday #3

''Cloudflare is down worldwide'' Donkees Tuesday #4

No, but having issues with Atlanta Cloudflare. GoCubsGo Tuesday #6

Same here. think4yourself Tuesday #17

Me too otchmoson Tuesday #18

Cloudfare Chicago MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #48

This message was self-deleted by its author Conjuay Tuesday #69

Yes! What is this?? Ninga Tuesday #7

Just investigating this now EarlG Tuesday #8

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

Yes superpatriotman Tuesday #10

Chicago....Im in Cleveland Tribetime Tuesday #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 Tuesday #12

I saw error for a few minutes n/t malaise Tuesday #13

I got a Cloudflare 500 error Marthe48 Tuesday #15

Same here in Pittsburgh. debm55 Tuesday #34

Yes, cloudflare Houston blocked my normal link to DU. absyntheminded Tuesday #16

I got a message from Dallas Cloudflare area51 Tuesday #19

Me, too. n/t Vogon_Glory Tuesday #36

Me too... S/V Loner Tuesday #20

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

Desperate times Old Crank Tuesday #71

I had a problem off and on this morning through Chicago Cloudflare llmart Tuesday #22

Newark here. 9:05. Harker Tuesday #23

Yup.....here in Southeastern MN. a kennedy Tuesday #24

Me too. OLDMDDEM Tuesday #26

Yep, Atlanta Cloudfare, switched vpn to Miami same thing Jersey Devil Tuesday #27

Yup! Philly burbs. cornball 24 Tuesday #28

For me, it was Boston. Joinfortmill Tuesday #29

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

Cloudflare seems dumb C_U_L8R Tuesday #31

Many sites unavailable. Fla Dem Tuesday #33

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

Denver Cloudfare was down kentuck Tuesday #37

Looks lke it's working again in Denver. mountain grammy Tuesday #41

Got the error for the San Jose LittleGirl Tuesday #38

Bangor, Maine cloudfare blocked me on wifi GPV Tuesday #39

For me it was KC Omaha Steve Tuesday #40

I was blocked by Dallas Cloudflare LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #42

From the Florida Keys BeneteauBum Tuesday #43

Boston Cloudware for me. intheflow Tuesday #44

Cloudflare was having problems everywhere RainCaster Tuesday #45

Yes, back up now edbermac Tuesday #46

Down near Dayton, Ohio mobeau69 Tuesday #47

Yes being blocked in NJ Mossfern Tuesday #49

Cloudflare outages aren't common, but they do happen. MineralMan Tuesday #50

Down in Dallas for awhile. Back now. Liberal In Texas Tuesday #51

Atlanta Cloudflare for me. Dulcinea Tuesday #52

OMG, what's going to happen if someone gab13by13 Tuesday #53

Or simply a natural event Wednesdays Tuesday #68

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

Yes, on the Gulf Coast. Working now surfered Tuesday #55

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

Apparently I am able to post Jose Garcia Tuesday #57

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

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

Same here. Not able to get into DU again. debm55 Tuesday #70

I had that problem early this morning too. TommieMommy Tuesday #60

Yes Cloudflare was blocking. Hope22 Tuesday #61

Kansas City for me Shrek Tuesday #62

My husband Rebl2 Tuesday #63

I got on a few minutes ago peggysue2 Tuesday #64

Cloudflare outage disrupts internet traffic worldwide IronLionZion Tuesday #65

Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet OneBlueDotS-Carolina Tuesday #66

Me too. Several times in a row just now. raging moderate Tuesday #67