propublica.org
Mixed
Results vary across propublica.org: of 17 URLs tested, 1 is blocked, 1 is disrupted some of the time and 15 load normally. The Great Firewall resets the connection. 4,604 tests have been run under this domain since 2013-07-08, the most recent on 2026-07-29.
The two are filtered by different means — an unencrypted request by the address and keywords it carries in the clear, an encrypted one by the server name in its TLS handshake — so one working while the other does not is normal.
The site itself
http://propublica.orgIntermittenthttps://propublica.orgas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.propublica.orgNot blockedhttps://www.propublica.orgas of 2026Not blockedPages and subdomains (13)
http://propublica.org?search=googleas of 2026Not blockedhttp://propublica.org?search=dalai-lamaNot blockedhttp://propublica.org?tiananmen-massacre=Not blockedhttp://projects.propublica.orgNot blockedhttps://projects.propublica.orgNot blockedhttps://projects.propublica.org/weiboNot blockedhttp://projects.propublica.org/firewallBlockedhttps://projects.propublica.org/firewallNot blockedhttp://www.propublica.org/article/sina-weibo-chinaas of 2026Not blockedhttp://www.propublica.org/article/internet-censorship-we-will-sing-it-for-youNot blockedhttps://www.propublica.org/article/machine-bias-risk-assessments-in-criminal-sentencingNot blockedhttps://www.propublica.org/article/how-china-built-a-twitter-propaganda-machine-then-let-it-loose-on-coronavirusas of 2026Not blockedhttps://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-documents-show-how-chinas-army-of-paid-internet-trolls-helped-censor-the-coronavirusNot blockedAbout propublica.org and the Great Firewall
Results vary across propublica.org: of 17 URLs tested, 1 is blocked, 1 is disrupted some of the time and 15 load normally. The Great Firewall resets the connection. 4,604 tests have been run under this domain since 2013-07-08, the most recent on 2026-07-29.
Plain HTTP and HTTPS differ here: http://propublica.org is intermittent, https://propublica.org is not blocked. The two are filtered by different means — an unencrypted request by the address and keywords it carries in the clear, an encrypted one by the server name in its TLS handshake — so one working while the other does not is normal.
A VPN or another circumvention tool routes the request outside mainland China, past the filtering that blocks propublica.org. GreatFire runs GreatFire VPN; the Analyzer also tests the domains of many VPN and proxy providers, so you can check whether one is reachable before relying on it.
Elsewhere on the site
Most-blocked .org domainsEvery tested URL under propublica.org
Each URL's status is its verdict over the last 90 days, the same one its own page headlines.