On 5 December, a Cloudflare outage briefly disrupted several major services, including LinkedIn, alongside other large platforms. Cloudflare reported issues affecting dashboards and APIs, followed by gradual recovery – but not before users across the web felt the ripple effect.
What happened
This wasn’t an isolated incident. It was the second global outage in two months, following a similar disruption in mid-November. Some platforms remained unaffected, but the broader message stayed the same: when core infrastructure breaks, the impact spreads fast and unpredictably.
Why this matters
Cloudflare is often cited as supporting around 20% of the global web, which means outages at this layer can instantly affect a huge share of online services. For businesses and creators, it’s a reminder that a “platform problem” isn’t always a platform problem – sometimes it’s a deeper dependency failing underneath.
Practical takeaway
If your communication or demand strategy depends heavily on LinkedIn, events like this are a nudge toward resilience. Build a presence there, but don’t treat it as your only engine. The strongest brands keep LinkedIn as a core channel while reinforcing it with owned touchpoints, clear follow-up paths, and systems that still work when the feed goes dark.
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