By default mtr probes with ICMP, which some routers deprioritize or drop, hiding real problems. The -T flag switches to TCP connections and -P 443 targets HTTPS, mirroring how browsers traverse the path. Hops that vanish in ICMP mode but appear here suggest ICMP filtering rather than a broken route.
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