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Can you open https://download.cnet.com/s/free-vpn from mainland China?
Yes.
No recent testsVerdict from 2026-02-24 · 6 mo ago
As of the last test on 2026-02-24 — 6 mo ago — it was reachable in mainland China. We haven't tested it since, so this may have changed.
Same address over HTTP:http://download.cnet.com/s/free-vpnBlocked
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.
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Is https://download.cnet.com/s/free-vpn blocked in mainland China right now?
We haven't tested https://download.cnet.com/s/free-vpn in the last 90 days. As of the last test on 2026-02-24 (6 mo ago), it was reachable in mainland China. Use the Test now button on this page for a fresh measurement.
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