What changed on the internet 2026-08-25

2026-08-25 · top 20 of at least 55 by significance · 809,753 tracked domains

DNS provider changes

Resolution moved to a different operator.

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Reachability changes

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

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Email authentication changes

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC posture moves.

rotko.net DMARC enforcement downgraded: p=reject → p=quarantine
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Email provider changes

The mail now routes through a different operator.

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DNS record changes

Record-level moves: nameservers, mail routes, targets.

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CONTINUOUS INTERNET TELEMETRY24H DRIFT5,842 material changesacross 3,777 domains · 24h to ~80m agoROTATION56 domains moved DNS from koaladns.com to magpiedns.com, 55 moved backa rotation loop, not a migration · 24hCERT DRIFT1 domains switched issuing CA24hNOW673 curated domains not reachablelast probe, steadySITE ERRORS17,625 sites serving errorslast probe · 5xx / 404 / TLSBOT DEFENSEbot defense observed on 79,822 sites429 rate-limit / 403 bot-block, a posture signal