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November 17, 2024, 02:29 PM UTC
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On November 17, 2024, 02:29 PM UTC, https://www.voanews.com/ was accessible when tested on AS328488 in Gambia.

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HTTP Experiment
null
DNS Experiment
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Control
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DNS Queries

Resolver:
172.217.41.210
Query:
IN A www.voanews.com
Engine:
system
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Class
TTL
Type
DATA
@
IN
A
23.196.100.46
Query:
IN AAAA www.voanews.com
Engine:
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TTL
Type
DATA
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IN
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2a02:26f0:7900:489::131b
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IN
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2a02:26f0:7900:486::131b

TCP Connections

Connection to 2a02:26f0:7900:489::131b:443 was blocked.
Connection to 2a02:26f0:7900:486::131b:443 was blocked.
Connection to 23.196.100.46:443 succeeded.

HTTP Requests

URL
GET https://www.voanews.com/
Response Headers
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Content-Language:
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Content-Security-Policy:
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Content-Type:
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Date:
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Expires:
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:30:48 GMT
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Pragma:
no-cache
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max-age=31536000
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nosniff
X-Ua-Compatible:
IE=edge
X-Xss-Protection:
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