Star Wars: The Force Awakens 'breaks the internet' as fans stay offline to avoid spoilers
by Ben Child from on (#Y3ZZ)
Web monitoring experts say traffic was down 5.5% in the UK and 10.9% in France during the 24 hours following the first screenings of JJ Abrams' film
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens has broken the web - or at least, temporarily tangled it. According to internet monitoring experts, traffic in nations where JJ Abrams' space opera reboot has arrived in cinemas dropped significantly in the wake of the first screenings - potentially as a result of fans choosing to avoid spoilers by staying offline.
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