2026-08-08T16:58:37.275317Z

Cloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet traffic

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TechSpotCloudflare says humans could become a "rounding error" as bots generate 1,000 times more internet trafficCDN and cybersecurity giant Cloudflare held its Q2 earnings call on Thursday, during which chief financial officer Thomas Seifert gave a concerning prediction about what the web...

2026-08-10T08:52:04.073138Z

Chaotic Entropy@ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk

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World governments will be delighted to find that they’ve driven their populations off of the internet. As much as they’ll hate being engaged in 24/7 automated cyber warfare to stop their power plants exploding.

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2026-08-10T11:02:13.969954Z

MyVeryRealName@MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world

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No. Governments love the internet. It keeps people distracted.

2026-08-10T22:30:23.434662Z

Chaotic Entropy@ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk

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It was keeping them distracted, until it started either letting them foment or driving them insane. They’d prefer you just consume media and leave them to their business, these days.