Reading a HTTPS page

Im trying to get the source for a page, this is an example

Dim secureSite As New HTTPSecureSocket
secureSite.Secure = True
secureSite.ConnectionType = SSLSocket.TLSv12
Dim data As String
data = secureSite.Get(“https://semiaccurate.com/2017/05/01/remote-security-exploit-2008-intel-platforms/?utm_content=buffer0ebfd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=buffer”, 30)

data returned =""
If i go to the page I can see the source. AM i doing something wrong?

if I comment out this line:

secureSite.ConnectionType = SSLSocket.TLSv12

The code works.