# HTTP blocking in CN: bbc.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, medium.com, nytimes.com +8 more

**Country:** 🇨🇳 China (CN)
**Date:** 2026-02-03
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** active

## Summary

CensoredPlanet Hyperquack detected HTTP/HTTPS blocking for 13 domains

## Metrics

- Confidence: 85%
- Measurements: 13
- Anomaly Rate: 92.3%

## Evidence

- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 22/26 probes blocked (84.6%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/26 probes blocked (88.5%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 92%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 24/26 probes blocked (92.3%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 22/25 probes blocked (88.0%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 91%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for signal.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for theguardian.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 22/25 probes blocked (88.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 91%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 22/25 probes blocked (88.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 91%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 23/25 probes blocked (92.0%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-03
  - Confidence: 93%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)

## What we cannot say

- **Who caused it** — measurement data alone does not attribute the interference to any government, ISP, or other actor.
- **Intent** — anomalous or unreachable measurements indicate interference, not a stated motive or a deliberate-vs-incidental determination.
- **Sub-national scope** — measurement is aggregated at the country level; we cannot localize to a province, city, or network segment.
- **Independent corroboration** — this rests on a single source; treat it as a single-source signal, not a multi-source confirmation.

## Data Sources

censoredplanet

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). HTTP blocking in CN: bbc.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, medium.com, nytimes.com +8 more [CN-2026-0003]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/CN-2026-0003

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: CN-2026-0003*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/CN-2026-0003*