Akamai controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2014
Reports raised questions about government use of Akamai-hosted services
Reports alleged that U.S. intelligence agencies used Facebook infrastructure delivered through Akamai’s CDN to collect information. The reporting concerned customer and platform use rather than an announced Akamai product action.
2014
Reports concerning government surveillance and Akamai-delivered services
Reports alleged that the NSA and FBI used Facebook services delivered through Akamai to collect information about users. The episode raised privacy and intermediary-governance questions but did not establish that Akamai independently conducted the alleged surveillance.
2013
Former Akamai executive charged in insider-trading case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former Akamai executive with allegedly passing nonpublic information in connection with the Galleon hedge-fund insider-trading investigation.
2013
Former executive implicated in insider-trading investigation
The SEC charged a former Akamai executive with allegedly tipping nonpublic company information in connection with the Galleon hedge-fund insider-trading case. The allegation concerned the former executive rather than a finding that Akamai itself operated the scheme.
2003
Akamai ended its relationship with Al Jazeera
Akamai stopped serving Al Jazeera between March 28 and April 2, 2003. An English-language managing editor at the network attributed the decision to political pressure, while the available reference does not establish Akamai’s stated rationale.
2003
Termination of Al Jazeera service relationship
Akamai ended its relationship with Al Jazeera during a period of heightened political sensitivity. The network’s English-language managing editor said the decision resulted from political pressure; the available reference does not provide a definitive statement of Akamai’s own reasoning.