If you want facts, linkedin.com still gets redirect to linkedin.cn(aka lingying.com) as of today

here's the output of curl -sv https://linkedin.com > /dev/null

* Trying 2620:1ec:21::14...

* TCP_NODELAY set

* Connected to linkedin.com (2620:1ec:21::14) port 443 (#0)

< HTTP/1.1 302 Found

< Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:51:33 GMT

< Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

< Content-Language: en

< X-Li-Fabric: prod-lor1

< Location: https://www.linkedin.cn/incareer/hp/

The bottom of the page says:

ICP Filing Number: 14023203

ICP License Number: 150024

PSB Filing Number: 11030102010420

Human Resources Service License: 110401715069

Beijing LingYin Information Technology Co. Ltd

Room 817, Floor 8, Building 18, No.1 Disheng North Street, Yizhuang District

Customer Service Email: cs@lingying.com

Customer Service Hotline: 4000106277

Report Email: jubao@lingying.com

Microsoft forgot to shutdown "local version".

So technically it's still 100% working well with all bells and whistles in China.

So what's your argument this time?

Interesting that it connects (and sad that MS is doing IP-based redirects). I asked a friend in Shanghai and she said it didn't load, but don't think I can ask her to troubleshoot.

> So what's your argument this time?

Your past couple of comments have been weirdly aggressive. I don't have an agenda.

> she said it didn't load

Networks in China are crappy in general, if your friend has some bad VPN setup I can assure it will mess up something like DNS? Or even worse, if she is using the App, the Linkedin.cn would likely to break API stuff with forced redirects (that's why I call it abomination)

> been weirdly aggressive

Because something WRONG is on the Internet? LOL. IDK man. https://xkcd.com/386/ I hate "tech jornalism" like the BBC one because most of them are bad. In this Linkedin case it was sophistecated enough that people can get inaccurate conclusions based on problems on the surface. But for HN audience I hope people would verify by themselves more.