NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden

https://lemmy.nz/post/9323429

NSA ’just days from taking over the internet’ warns Edward Snowden - Lemmy NZ

Anyone remember when China routed the whole internet through their country for like nine minutes?
I was curious and looked it up and apparently it was way longer than nine minutes (more like two and half years), if this is what you're referencing. Crazy.
Strange snafu misroutes domestic US Internet traffic through China Telecom

Telecom with ties to China's government misdirected traffic for two and a half years.

Ars Technica
I think they’re taking about accidental incidents like this one, but that is also a very interesting find.
Chinese ISP hijacks the Internet | BGPmon