Why is Obsidian connecting periodically to certain domains other than to check for updates?

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Network Connections (Network Traffic)

All the instances where obsidian generates network traffic When you open one of your notes that embeds online content. For example, an image  Periodically check for updates (can be disabled in the settings) When you access your Obsidian account in Settings When you use Obsidian Sync When you use Obsidian Publish When you browse/download third-party themes When you browse/download third-party plugins If you have third p…