3 Places That Could Kill the Internet

Añadido: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]Did you know 99% of the internet runs under the ocean? Over a million kilometers [music] of glowing fiber optic cables connect our continents, but this massive web has a terrifying weakness. Three critical choke points control [music] the world's data. First, the Red Sea. Just a single severed cable here can disconnect [music] entire nations. Second is the Strait of Luzon, right between Taiwan and the [music] Philippines. Earthquakes and ship anchors here constantly threaten global connections. Finally, the English Channel, one of the busiest shipping lanes on Earth packed with fragile cables linking London and Paris to the rest of the world. If these three narrow passages fail, the internet as we know it goes [music] dark. So, the next time you load a video, just remember