OK
https://theintercept.com/
Websites
Runtime: 1.4s
On January 18, 2025, 12:10 AM UTC, https://theintercept.com/ was accessible when tested on AS14638 in Puerto Rico.
Failures
HTTP Experiment
null
DNS Experiment
null
Control
null
DNS Queries
Resolver:
172.70.81.191
Query:
IN A theintercept.com
Engine:
system
Name
Class
TTL
Type
DATA
@
IN
A
192.0.66.199
TCP Connections
Connection to 192.0.66.199:443 succeeded.
HTTP Requests
URL
GET https://theintercept.com/
Response Headers
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Response Body
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