China’s Great Firewall blocked all traffic to a common HTTPS port for over an hour, severing connection to the outside world — with no hint as to its intention | Tom’s Hardware

China’s Great Firewall blocked all traffic to HTTPS port 443 for 74 minutes on August 20th, disrupting all connections. The incident, which targeted only port 443, differs from previous censorship efforts and its cause remains unclear. The Great Firewall, a complex system, aims to control internet access while maintaining economic connectivity.