January 2019 - ooni-talk - lists.torproject.org

New report: Blocking of Wikipedia & Social Media in Venezuela
by Maria Xynou 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Hello, In collaboration with Venezuela Inteligente, IPYS Venezuela & DFRLab, we just published a new research report, titled: "From the blocking of Wikipedia to Social Media: Venezuela's Political Crisis". Our joint report is available via the following links: * OONI site: https://ooni.torproject.org/post/venezuela-blocking-wikipedia-and-social-me… * VI site: https://vesinfiltro.com/noticias/report-jan-2019/ * IPYS site: https://ipysvenezuela.org/2019/01/29/from-the-blocking-of-wikipedia-to-soci… We share OONI data on recent, politically-motivated cases of internet censorship in Venezuela, starting off with the blocking of Wikipedia, to then sharing data on the recent blocking of Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. We also examine network anomalies that occurred during last week's protests, which show that some Google IPs might have temporarily been blocked. OONI data findings were further corroborated through manual curl testing, in collaboration with Venezuela Inteligente. Our findings show that Venezuelan ISPs have started to rely on more advanced censorship techniques, beyond DNS-based censorship, as state-owned CANTV is implementing SNI-based filtering as well. This follows years of increased censorship events, as documented in our previous research report: https://ooni.io/post/venezuela-internet-censorship/ We observe a strong correlation between recent political events and internet censorship in Venezuela (explained comprehensively in our latest report). The situation remains tense and as political events unfold, the public can monitor censorship events through the use of OONI Probe (https://ooni.io/install/) and OONI data (https://ooni.io/data/) We thank all OONI Probe users in Venezuela who made this study possible. Please share our research with your networks: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1090346458707050496 Thanks, ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Revamped OONI Probe mobile app on F-Droid
by Maria Xynou 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Hello, The revamped OONI Probe mobile app is available on F-Droid! :) https://f-droid.org/packages/org.openobservatory.ooniprobe/ Cheers, Maria. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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New report on Zimbabwe social media blocking & internet blackouts
by Maria Xynou 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

Hello, In collaboration with the Digital Society of Zimbabwe, we co-published a research report examining the blocking of social media & the 2 internet blackouts in Zimbabwe over the last week. Our joint report is available via the following links: https://ooni.io/post/zimbabwe-protests-social-media-blocking-2019/ http://www.dszim.org/2019/01/23/zimbabwe-protests-social-media-blocking-and… We share OONI data that shows the blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. We are - probably for the first time - able to, indirectly, observe the presence of 2 internet blackouts as well via the lack of OONI measurements across networks during specific time-frames. This is further corroborated by IODA data (also shared in this report), as well as by relevant reporting by locals, community members, and the media. OONI data also shows that the blocking of social media was lifted on 21st January 2019, when the High Court ruled that internet shutdowns are illegal and ordered the government to restore connectivity. If you're interested in expanding upon this study, you can do so by: * Running OONI Probe: https://ooni.io/install/ * Analyzing OONI data (collected from Zimbabwe or elsewhere): https://ooni.io/data/ We thank all OONI Probe users in Zimbabwe who made this study possible! Best, Maria. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Year in Review: OONI in 2018
by Maria Xynou 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Hello, We published a post to share some OONI highlights from 2018 (also including some of the exciting new projects we're launching this year!): https://ooni.torproject.org/post/ooni-in-2018/ Many thanks to all community members for strengthening the fight against internet censorship! All the best, Maria. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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OONI Probe Mobile 2.0 Launched!
by Maria Xynou 14 Jan '19

14 Jan '19

Hello, The OONI team is thrilled to announce the launch of OONI Probe mobile 2.0! To install the app: * Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openobservatory.ooniprobe * iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1199566366 If you already have the OONI Probe mobile app installed, just update to the latest version. Some highlights from the new app include: * Major UI overhaul => New design and UX! * Enhanced Website Testing => (a) You can test the websites of your choice directly inside the app, (b) You can choose which categories of sites (e.g. media, human rights, etc.) to test, (c) You can test country-specific websites (in addition to internationally-relevant ones) * Overview of Test Results => You can view, at a glance, what's happening on your network & easily compare results * Data usage tracking Learn all about the revamped OONI Probe mobile app through our announcement blog post: https://ooni.torproject.org/post/revamped-ooni-probe-mobile-app/ Today's launch wouldn't have been possible without all the extremely valuable community feedback provided over the years (since the initial launch in February 2017), as well as during recent usability studies. We'd therefore like to thank you. A big thanks also goes to all the OONI Probe 2.0 beta testers who provided very useful feedback as we were working towards the release! We'd also like to thank the Localization Lab and all the translators who generously translated the OONI Probe mobile app to the following 15 languages: Chinese, Taiwanese, Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Spanish, Catalan, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Greek, Albanian. Finally, we'd like to thank the OTF for supporting the development of OONI Probe since the very beginning. We hope you find the revamped app useful to your research and advocacy efforts! Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1084736295568519168 Warm thanks, ~ The OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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