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Mengapa saya tidak bisa mengakses Google, YouTube, atau WhatsApp di China?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Setiap layanan Google, YouTube, dan WhatsApp gagal dimuat atau mengalami timeout di jaringan Wi-Fi atau seluler mana pun di China.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Great Firewall memblokir Google, YouTube, Meta (WhatsApp/Instagram/Facebook), X, Telegram, dan sebagian besar platform Barat di tingkat jaringan untuk semua ISP di China daratan.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Gunakan VPN yang berfungsi dengan protokol stealth untuk melakukan tunneling ke luar, atau beralih ke padanan China: Bing untuk pencarian, Bilibili untuk video, WeChat untuk pesan.
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