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Anchors Aweigh, Networks Down: Tracking the Impact of Cable Cuts on Internet Resilience
Better visibility into submarine cable infrastructure could help operators detect outages faster, reroute traffic more efficiently.
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Beyond the Homepage: Measuring What It Really Takes to Keep Web Traffic Local
Current measurements show US, Germany, and France host the bulk of content globally, while South Africa is serving an important regional hub for Southern African countries.
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The Web Looks IPv6-Ready Until You Look Beneath the Surface
Pulse Research shows that the further you move from the initial domain into the dependency chain, the less likely you are to find IPv6 support.
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More Space, Less Privacy? IP-based Website Fingerprinting in IPv6
New findings by Pulse research challenge the common assumption that IPv6 inherently increases tracking risks.
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Blackouts and Byteouts: What happens to Internet hubs when the grid stumbles?
Understanding how much of our Internet operations is susceptible to failures in the power distribution network is critical for measuring the Internet's resilience.
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Mapping the Impact of Shutdowns on Internet Exchange Points
Internet Exchange Points offer a unique vantage point for studying the impact of Internet shutdown and outage events at a country and regional level.
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Unmasking Internet Centralization Through IP Address Consolidation
IP addresses are highly centralized in certain countries, particularly in parts of Africa and the Middle East, often controlled by a few organizations, frequently state-owned telecommunications operators.
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Announcing 2026 Pulse Research Fellows and Mentors
The Internet Society is pleased to announce our recent cohort of Pulse Research Fellows and Mentors.
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Apply Now for the 2026 Pulse Research Fellowship and Mentorship
Are you interested in Internet measurements and research and have a project or tool in mind that contributes to upholding an open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet?
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Now There's a Way to Measure QUIC Targeting By Middleboxes
National-scale censors have been observed engaging in traffic filtering targeted at new and secure transport protocols such as QUIC.
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When Routes Speak Politics: How Geopolitical Tensions Shape the Internet
A new framework enables users to understand when the Internet “breaks” due to conflict or sanctions and how countries reconfigure their digital ties in response.
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More Than 70% of DNS Root Queries Are Junk
To clean up junk DNS queries, a coordinated, multi-layer effort involving resolvers, root operators, software developers, and standards bodies is required.
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