Why Big Tech Is Quietly Building Its Own DNS

This week on The Big Tech Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into a topic that rarely makes headlines but underpins the entire internet: the Domain Name System, or DNS. You type a name, your browser finds the address — but who runs the directories that make it happen? The answer, increasingly, is the big tech companies themselves. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Cloudflare have all built or bought their own DNS resolvers and backend infrastructure, moving away from relying on third parties. Lucas explains why this shift matters for privacy, speed, and resilience — and why it's part of a larger trend of big tech vertically integrating critical digital plumbing. They discuss the recent wave of DNS-over-HTTPS adoption, the role of anycast routing, and what happens when one company controls the directory. They also touch on how this relates to the broader market pullback in tech stocks this week, with Meta down seven and a half percent over five days. If you've ever wondered who really runs the internet's phone book, this episode is for you. #DNS #BigTech #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Cloudflare #InternetInfrastructure #Cybersecurity #Privacy #TechPolicy #VerticalIntegration #Anycast #DNSOverHTTPS #TechNews #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TheBigTechPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo