"The last time there was such strain put on the web was in the aftermath of 9/11. However, despite certain individual sites being unable to cope with the pressure in 2001, most notably the BBC which went blank for a period, people could still surf the rest of the web."I was in Ottawa on 9/11 and most internet news sites including the CBC and CNN were unreachable. Radio and TV were still the best sources for live updates. While there are many more internet users today than there were in 2001, the internet itself is more robust.
But who would have thought the death of a pop star would generate traffic similar to 9/11?
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