# HTTP blocking in CN: instagram.com, twitter.com, whatsapp.com, youtube.com

**Country:** 🇨🇳 China (CN)
**Date:** 2026-02-05
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** WARNING
**Status:** active

## Summary

CensoredPlanet Hyperquack detected HTTP/HTTPS blocking for 4 domains

## Metrics

- Confidence: 85%
- Measurements: 4
- Anomaly Rate: 54.2%

## Evidence

- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 12/24 probes blocked (50.0%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 80%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 12/24 probes blocked (50.0%) for twitter.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 80%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 12/24 probes blocked (50.0%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 80%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 13/24 probes blocked (54.2%) for youtube.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 81%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 2/24 probes blocked (8.3%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 68%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 10/24 probes blocked (41.7%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 78%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 10/24 probes blocked (41.7%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 78%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 9/24 probes blocked (37.5%) for nytimes.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 76%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 11/24 probes blocked (45.8%) for reddit.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 79%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 11/24 probes blocked (45.8%) for telegram.org
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 79%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTP blocking (tcp-reset): 9/24 probes blocked (37.5%) for tiktok.com
  - Observed: 2026-02-05
  - Confidence: 76%
  - [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: instagram.com, twitter.com, whatsapp.com, youtube.com [CN-2026-0006]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/CN-2026-0006

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: CN-2026-0006*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/CN-2026-0006*