What does this PR aim to accomplish?

Fix DataTables warning message:

DataTables warning: table id=network-entries - Requested unknown parameter '' for row 0, column 7.

Fix #3471

How does this PR accomplish the above?

Use null instead of an empty string to define columns initially empty

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