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Sometimes.

Access is unreliable — 100% of the last 1 conclusive tests showed interference.

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Is http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/ian-murdock-father-of-debian-dead-at-42 blocked in mainland China right now?

As of the last test on 2026-05-31, http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/ian-murdock-father-of-debian-dead-at-42 is 100% disrupted in mainland China, based on GreatFire's live Great Firewall measurements.

Why is http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/ian-murdock-father-of-debian-dead-at-42 blocked in mainland China?

Access is unreliable — 100% of the last 1 conclusive tests showed interference.

Since when has http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/ian-murdock-father-of-debian-dead-at-42 been blocked?

GreatFire has recorded interference with http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/12/ian-murdock-father-of-debian-dead-at-42 from mainland China since 2016-01-01.

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