Hello,
The OONI team warmly welcomes you to join us next week for our monthly
community meeting.
Where: https://slack.openobservatory.org/ (OONI Slack channel)
When: Tuesday, 30th January 2018 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour)
We'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions on how we can improve
our tools and research methodologies.
Please add topics that you would like to discuss as part of the meeting
in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting
If you're not able to join us, please feel encouraged to join us on
Slack or IRC any other day!
Looking forward to connecting with you soon!
All the best,
~ The OONI team.
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Maria Xynou
Research and Partnerships Coordinator
Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
https://ooni.torproject.org/
PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E
Hello Oonitarians,
The latest release of the OONI Probe mobile apps includes 3 new tests:
1. WhatsApp test: https://ooni.torproject.org/nettest/whatsapp/
2. Facebook Messenger test:
https://ooni.torproject.org/nettest/facebook-messenger/
3. Telegram test: https://ooni.torproject.org/nettest/telegram/
These tests are designed to measure the blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook
Messenger, and Telegram.
They were already included in the desktop versions of OONI Probe (Linux
and macOS), but now they have also been integrated in the mobile
versions as well (Android and iOS). This means that you can easily run
these tests with the tap of a button (literally) via the OONI Probe
mobile apps!
WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are frequently blocked in many countries
around the world, while Telegram was recently blocked in Iran.
By running these tests, you can collect network measurement data showing
which ISPs block these apps, how, when, and where. If you're an Android
user, consider enabling the "Run tests automatically" option in the
settings for automatic daily testing.
You can install the OONI Probe mobile apps via the following links:
* Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openobservatory.ooniprobe
* iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1199566366
Happy to address any questions.
Cheers,
Maria.
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Maria Xynou
Research and Partnerships Coordinator
Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
https://ooni.torproject.org/
PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E
Hello friends,
Happy new year! Wish you all the very best for 2018 (and all the
other years to come).
As the end of 2017 approached, we published a blog post summarizing some
OONI highlights from 2017: https://ooni.torproject.org/post/ooni-in-2017/
Many of these things wouldn't have been possible without the
measurements you collect, the test lists you review, the research
reports you contribute to, the feedback you provide, and your tireless
community engagement efforts. So on behalf of the OONI team, I would
like to warmly THANK YOU all for everything!
We have exciting things coming up for 2018 and we hope to collaborate
with you on them. These are listed in the aforementioned blog post, and
include:
1. *New OONI Probe desktop apps for Windows and macOS:* Our aim is to
build desktop apps
<https://ooni.torproject.org/post/writing-a-modern-cross-platform-desktop-ap…> that
are as easy to install and use as popular software, enabling more
communities to engage with censorship measurement research.
2. *Censorship Alert System:* We aim aim to disseminate timely alerts
of emergent censorship events around the world through the analysis
of OONI data.
3. *Internet Blackout Monitoring methodology:* We’ll be creating
a methodology
<https://ooni.torproject.org/post/examining-internet-blackouts/> for
automatically detecting and examining internet blackouts (i.e. when
the internet as a whole is rendered inaccessible),
supporting #KeepItOn <https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton/> and other
advocacy efforts.
4. *OONI Probe Orchestration System (OPOS):* Dynamically instrumenting
<https://github.com/TheTorProject/ooni-spec/blob/master/opos/OONI-Probe-Orch…> the
collection of OONI Probe measurements from around the world,
particularly in response to emergent censorship events.
5. *Revamped OONI Explorer:* We’ll be revamping OONI Explorer
<https://explorer.ooni.torproject.org/world/> to improve upon its
design and usability, enable the export of CSV files, and to present
the top censorship findings per country based on OONI data (which
will automatically be updated on an ongoing basis).
6. *Revamped mobile apps:* We’ll be revamping the OONI Probe mobile
apps <https://ooni.torproject.org/install/> to improve upon their
design and usability, and to include more tests.
7. *Revamped OONI website:* We’ll also be revamping the OONI website
<https://ooni.torproject.org/> to improve upon its design and
usability and to include more content pages.
8. *Research reports:* We’re eager to work with you to publish more
research reports on internet censorship.
We'll be reaching out to you for specific feedback and involvement, but
for now, I just wanted to share a brief overview.
Feedback is always appreciated, and happy to address any questions you
may have.
Looking forward to an exciting year!
Cheers,
Maria.
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Maria Xynou
Research and Partnerships Coordinator
Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
https://ooni.torproject.org/
PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E
Hi,
OONI just published a report on the analysis of network measurements
collected from (7 networks in) Iran over the last week, confirming the
blocking of Telegram, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger.
This report is available here:
https://ooni.torproject.org/post/2018-iran-protests/
OONI data shows that Iranian ISPs started blocking access to Telegram
and Instagram on 31st December 2017 by means of DNS and TCP blocking.
Irancell (AS44244) however only started blocking access to these
services on 2nd January 2018.
Facebook Messenger was already blocked (by means of DNS tampering),
independently from the recent protests. We previously reported on the
blocking of Facebook Messenger in our last Iran report:
https://ooni.torproject.org/post/iran-internet-censorship/
OONI data shows that WhatsApp is accessible in all tested networks in Iran.
Tor Metrics show a spike in Tor usage in Iran on 31st December 2017
(most likely in response to the blocking of Telegram and Instagram), but
a sudden drop thereafter, indicating an increased blocking of the Tor
network.
OONI data corroborates Tor Metrics and suggests that Iranian ISPs
started throttling access to the Tor network on 31st December. Some ISPs
started blocking access to the Tor network on 1st January. But the Tor network appeared to be blocked in all networks
(where measurements were collected) in Iran on 2nd January 2018.
To circumvent the censorship, we recommend the use of obfs4 bridges (particularly since bridge
reachability tests show that they work). We will continue to monitor
the situation.
If you're interested in reproducing these findings in Iran, you can do
so by running OONI Probe: https://ooni.torproject.org/install/
All network measurement data is made publicly available:
https://ooni.torproject.org/data/
All the best,
Maria.
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Maria Xynou
Research and Partnerships Coordinator
Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
https://ooni.torproject.org/
PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E
