# HTTP blocking in CN: facebook.com, instagram.com, medium.com, nytimes.com, reddit.com +5 more

**Country:** 🇨🇳 China (CN)
**Date:** 2026-02-04
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** confirmed

## Summary

CensoredPlanet Hyperquack detected HTTP/HTTPS blocking for 10 domains

## Metrics

- Confidence: 85%
- Measurements: 20
- Anomaly Rate: 85.2%

## Evidence

- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 68/80 probes blocked (85.0%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 65/80 probes blocked (81.2%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 59/80 probes blocked (73.8%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 62/80 probes blocked (77.5%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 65/80 probes blocked (81.2%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 67/80 probes blocked (83.8%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 68/80 probes blocked (85.0%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 67/80 probes blocked (83.8%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 64/79 probes blocked (81.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 89%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 64/78 probes blocked (82.1%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 3/80 probes blocked (3.8%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-08
  - Confidence: 66%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 63/81 probes blocked (77.8%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 60/81 probes blocked (74.1%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 59/81 probes blocked (72.8%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 45/81 probes blocked (55.6%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 60/81 probes blocked (74.1%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 63/81 probes blocked (77.8%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 54/81 probes blocked (66.7%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 68/81 probes blocked (84.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 69/81 probes blocked (85.2%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 91%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 61/81 probes blocked (75.3%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 88%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 6/81 probes blocked (7.4%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-04
  - Confidence: 67%
  - [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: facebook.com, instagram.com, medium.com, nytimes.com, reddit.com +5 more [CN-2026-0005]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/CN-2026-0005

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: CN-2026-0005*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/CN-2026-0005*