Why Today’s Internet Is So Fragile

For much of the world, there is no longer any such thing as being offline. The internet underpins the global financial and consumer ecosystem, enabling instant communication and transactions. While the system is integral to so much human activity, it’s also fragile, costing billions of dollars and creating huge inconvenience when part of it stops working.

Widespread blackouts have been happening on a regular basis in 2025; technical glitches at major web infrastructure providers have brought down services for millions of users.