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		<title>ChatGPT&#8217;s rivals, Kwai&#8217;s quiet rise: the top Internet services of 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AI competition intensified in 2025 as ChatGPT gained strong challengers. Instagram climbed, X declined, and platforms like Shopee, Temu, and Kwai reshaped global Internet usage. Our 2025 DNS data shows how Internet patterns evolved.]]></description>
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By mid-2025, training drives nearly 80% of AI crawling, while referrals to publishers (especially from Google) are falling and crawl-to-refer ratios show AI consumes far more than it sends back.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How a volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fogos.pt, a volunteer-run wildfire tracker in Portugal, grew from a side project into a critical national resource used by citizens, media, and government. During 2025 fire season it was hit by DDoS]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>From Googlebot to GPTBot: who’s crawling your site in 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From May 2024 to May 2025, crawler traffic rose 18%, with GPTBot growing 305% and Googlebot 96%.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Chaos in Cloudflare’s Lisbon office: securing the Internet with wave motion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cryptography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entropy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life at Cloudflare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cloudflare is now using a wall of waves in our Lisbon, Portugal office to create entropy and strengthen Internet security, turning liquid chaos into secure, unpredictable encryption.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Global expansion in Generative AI: a year of growth, newcomers, and attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Looking at which Generative AI services are more popular, new entrants into the space, how these services have grown in traffic, where that traffic originates, and others.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Offline celebrations: how Christmas, NYE, and Lunar New Year festivities shape online behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This blog examines how diverse cultural celebrations — from Western Christmas to Orthodox and Lunar New Year festivities — shape global Internet traffic.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The fall and rise of TikTok (traffic)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On January 19, 2025, ByteDance suspended TikTok and related apps for US users. We examine the 14-hour traffic plunge, recovery near Donald Trump’s inauguration.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>TikTok ban takes hold: data reveals sharp traffic decline and rapid shift to alternatives</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On January 19, 2025, ByteDance shut down access to TikTok and other owned/operated apps for US users, causing an 85% traffic plunge and a rapid shift to alternatives like RedNote.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>When the world logs off: Christmas, New Year’s, and the Internet’s holiday rhythm</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From Christmas Eve dinners in Europe to New Year’s Eve countdowns in Asia, Cloudflare data reveals how global festivities have typically shaped Internet usage and cultural rhythms]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Global elections in 2024: Internet traffic and cyber threat trends</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2024, as elections took place across over 60 countries, the Internet became both a battleground for cyberattacks and a vital platform for democratic engagement.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>From ChatGPT to Temu: ranking top Internet services in 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2024 popular Internet services landscape highlights rising generative AI, e-commerce shifts, and the continued dominance of platforms like Google and Facebook, as revealed by Cloudflare’s rankings.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>From deals to DDoS: exploring Cyber Week 2024 Internet trends</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How significant are Cyber Week shopping days on the Internet? Is it a global phenomenon? Does E-commerce interest peak on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, and are attacks increasing during this time? We try to answer these questions and more.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Exploring Internet traffic shifts and cyber attacks during the 2024 US election</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Election Day 2024 in the US saw a surge in cyber activity. Cloudflare blocked several DDoS attacks on political and election sites, ensuring no impact. In this post, we analyze these attacks, as well Internet traffic increases across the US and other key trends.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How the Harris-Trump US presidential debate influenced Internet traffic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[See how the first 2024 US presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump influenced Internet traffic patterns compared to the Biden-Trump debate. We also review email trends and observed attack activity.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Exploring Internet and security trends during the 2024 U.S. Democratic National Convention</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This analysis highlights the 2024 Democratic National Convention’s impact on Internet traffic and security, with spikes in interest for sites related to Kamala Harris and the Democrats, as well as news sites, plus pre-convention attacks on political organizations.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Paris 2024 Olympics recap: Internet trends, cyber threats, and popular moments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the Paris 2024 Olympics ended, our analysis shows the event’s impact on the Internet in France and other countries at different moments, its effect on specific web properties, and a spike in cyber threats and emails related to Simone Biles and others]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Paris 2024 Olympics recap: Internet trends, cyber threats, and popular moments</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the Paris 2024 Olympics ended, our analysis shows the event’s impact on the Internet in France and other countries at different moments, its effect on specific web properties, and a spike in cyber threats and emails related to Simone Biles and others.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has impacted Internet traffic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[João Tomé]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This blog post explores the impact of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Internet traffic in France and beyond, concentrating on web activity during the opening ceremony and the initial days of competition. Let the games continue.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics has impacted Internet traffic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This blog post explores the impact of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Internet traffic in France and beyond, concentrating on web activity during the opening ceremony and the initial days of competition. Let the games continue.]]></description>
		
		
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