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I highly doubt that. But it looks like just rebooting the router has done it for me.

@CCECash I would suggest you guys investigate this further since it doesn't seem like I'm the only one facing this issue.

The reason may also be in the antivirus, which has a web traffic control function. If you disable this function, then everything works fine.
In Russia, many foreign sites do not work without VPN, including this forum, and the main protocols L2TP, IPsec, PPTP and OpenVPN are blocked. Therefore, we use more complex protocols.
Recently I was abroad and all services work there on the OpenVPN protocol.

But these factors also depend on the region you're in. Russia and other countries have extremely sensitive policies regarding internet apps and won't accept any website operating without a legal license. In my home country, all websites work smoothly. Then, I traveled to two Gulf countries, where I couldn't even use social media and messaging apps without a VPN, as well as some other apps.

I was in Dubai recently too. The locals use the 1.1.1.1 app and otherwise some social networks don't work there without it.
I don't understand the point of these blockades, if it can all be bypassed by installing a free app from the google market.
If VPN is not banned in your country, why not increase your privacy?

From what I've heard from friends who live there permanently, all of these apps are legally banned because they don't have a license to operate. The government filters them so that regular users can't use most of popular texting apps, forcing them to install a VPN on all their devices for a monthly subscription. However, it's easy to see that this ban doesn't help at all because everyone uses a VPN.
In Qatar, for example, WhatsApp is essential for all businesses and provides a great service. However, it can only be used via a VPN, and those who can't use it resort to the IMO messaging app. There may be other reasons we're not aware of, but I don't think they're very valid.