POV: When you accidentally broke the Internet

@b_in_nz

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Why it worked

The video leverages a trending news event (the Cloudflare outage) to create a relatable, high-stakes skit that feels like authentic, timely commentary rather than a traditional advertisement.

Summary

Two IT workers panic as they realize they have accidentally caused a massive internet outage. The video concludes with a news headline confirming that a Cloudflare outage impacted ChatGPT.

Structure

1Two coworkers discuss a server update
2One realizes they made a critical error
3The server begins crashing
4

Original caption

When the entire internet is in your hand ft: @IamMythical @Charlie #cloudflare #IT #computerscience #computing #chatgpt

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Product placement

Cloudflare is mentioned in the hook and shown in a news article at the end; ChatGPT is mentioned and shown on a laptop screen.

On-screen text

POV: When you accidentally broke the Internet Cloudflare What we know about the Cloudflare outage that impacted X and ChatGPT

Transcript

Bro, have you deployed the new update for the server? Oh, sh*t, I forgot. Yo, what is wrong? Brandon, Brandon, I need help. Bro, what the hell have you done with the server? It's all crashing. I can't stop it, man. Let's try ChatGPT. Please, please, ChatGPT. Damn, we're f*cked. Oh, no, it's gone.