What changed on the internet 2026-08-05

2026-08-05 · top 6 of at least 6 by significance · 809,751 tracked domains

Reachability changes

Up, down, and blocked edges, re-probed before we claim them.

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drm3.io HTTP 200no response
22:28 UTC ·flapped 2x today · verify
cal.com HTTP 200no response
23:24 UTC ·flapped 2x today · verify

Email authentication changes

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC posture moves.

shopify.com SPF weakened: SPF with -all (hard fail) → SPF without -all
03:28 UTC ·flapped 2x today · verify
shopify.com SPF strengthened: SPF without -all → SPF with -all (hard fail)
03:28 UTC ·flapped 2x today · verify
CONTINUOUS INTERNET TELEMETRY24H DRIFT6,400 material changesacross 2,520 domains · 24h to ~3h ago · -1,748 vs yesterdayROTATION57 domains moved DNS from koaladns.com to magpiedns.com, 51 moved backa rotation loop, not a migration · 24hREGISTRAR DRIFT5 changed registrar24hNOW75 curated domains not reachable+55 vs yesterdaySITE ERRORS17,772 sites serving errorslast probe · 5xx / 404 / TLSBOT DEFENSEbot defense observed on 78,848 sites429 rate-limit / 403 bot-block, a posture signal