[ooni-talk] Bangladesh blocked news media websites amid 2024 general elections

[Maria Xynou]

Hello,

We published a short report on the *blocking of news media websites in
Bangladesh amid the country's 2024 general elections* on 7th January 2024.

You can read the report here: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/11686385001

Specifically, OONI data shows that some ISPs in Bangladesh blocked access
to the following news media websites: Manab Zamin, Samakal, Jamuna TV, and
Voice of America (VOA) Bangla.

These blocks add to the pre-existing list of news media websites blocked in
Bangladesh.

OONI data suggests that the blocks were primarily implemented by means of *TLS
interference* because we observe the timing out of the session after the
ClientHello message during the TLS handshake. However, these blocks were
not implemented on all tested networks in Bangladesh.

While relevant OONI measurement coverage has been very limited before and
after the elections, the available measurements suggest that these news
media blocks may have been limited to the election period (6th and 7th
January 2024).

We thank communities in Bangladesh for contributing measurements!

Best,

Maria.
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