THE BALKANIZED INTERNET: THE ROLE OF LARGE CLOUD PROVIDERS

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

The "balkanized internet" is caused by the dominance of large cloud providers. This trend contrasts with the internet's early days, when public access was strictly non-commercial and operated on a shared infrastructure. Today, cloud providers control significant portions of internet infrastructure, leading to a situation where users are increasingly confined within their respective cloud environments.