UsernameblankfaceFeb 4, 2024

in your opinion, what would meet the definition of "broke the Internet?"

https://lemmy.world/post/11555815

in your opinion, what would meet the definition of "broke the Internet?" - Lemmy.World

The term is quite over used in my opinion, it is very often used in hyperbole. Whether it is in terms of popularity and driving traffic to a website or a threat said to break the Internet, it doesn’t seem to live up to the meaning of the term.

Show threadslazer2auFeb 4, 2024
DNS outage will ways break the internet, that or BGP.
Show threadperviouslyiner
Or the root zone can’t get into their safe for the root certificate again (or can’t meet up due to pandemic)
Feb 4, 2024 at 6:05pmWeb
Show threadslazer2auFeb 4, 2024

Root zone for DNS is pretty reliable have you seen how many of those there are around the world? root-servers.org

Root certs are generally offline for security reasons and everything is generated via the intermediate certs.

Root Server Technical Operations Association

The 13 root name servers are operated by 12 independent organisations. You can find more information about each of these organisations by visiting their homepage.