#Cloudflare stopps http traffic completely - only #https allowed

Source: blog.cloudflare.com/https-only…

#web #www #api #software #news #encryption #internet

HTTPS-only for Cloudflare APIs: shutting the door on cleartext traffic

We are closing the cleartext HTTP ports entirely for Cloudflare API traffic. This prevents the risk of clients unintentionally leaking their secret API keys in cleartext during the initial request, before we can reject the connection at the server si…

^{The Cloudflare Blog}

Major #web services go dark in #Russia amid reported #Cloudflare #block

source: therecord.media/russia-website…

According to data from several internet monitoring websites, the outages were observed Thursday across multiple Russian regions, particularly in the #Urals and #Siberia, affecting platforms such as #TikTok, #Steam, #Twitch, #EpicGames, #Duolingo and major Russian #mobile operators.

#online #www #internet #fail #problem #censorship #politics #test #news

Major web services go dark in Russia amid reported Cloudflare block

Website outages were observed across Russia this week, with regulators attributing them to issues with foreign servers. Observers said the problems might be tied to Russian government moves to block Cloudflare services.

^{therecord.media}

You knew it was coming: #Google begins testing #AI - only #search results

source: arstechnica.com/google/2025/03…

#technology #internet #problem #economy #future #quality #web #www

You knew it was coming: Google begins testing AI-only search results

AI Mode could be the future of Google, but it’s currently just an experiment.

^{Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)}

#Microsoft begins turning off #uBlockOrigin and other extensions in #Edge

Source: neowin.net/news/microsoft-begi…

#Windows #Browser #Software #news #www #web #internet #economy #advertisement #adblocker #Problem

Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge

Microsoft is now in the process of turning off Manifest V2-based extensions in Edge, such as uBlock Origin. However, not everything is lost at this point.

^{Taras Buria (Neowin)}

After #community #protest: #Firefox #update on their "Terms of Use"

Source: blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f…

Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some #confusion and #concern. With that in mind, we’re updating the language to more clearly reflect the limited scope of how #Mozilla interacts with #user #data.

#news #Software #privacy #security #internet #Browser #Problem #www #web #freedom

An update on our Terms of Use

We’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the TOU, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern.

^{Jenifer Boscacci (The Mozilla Blog)}