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Year in Review: OONI in 2021
by Maria Xynou 27 Dec '21

27 Dec '21

Hello, We published a post, "*Year in Review: OONI in 2021*", which shares: * OONI highlights from 2021 * Exciting OONI activities by community members in 2021 * Upcoming OONI projects in 2022 You can read this post here: https://ooni.org/post/ooni-in-2021/ Warm thanks to our amazing community for making our work possible! We thank every OONI Probe user out there, and we're excited for 2022! Happy holidays! Hope you stay safe and healthy. Warmly, OONI team.

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[Blog post] iThena integration of OONI Probe boosts censorship measurement coverage
by Maria Xynou 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

Hello, We just published a blog post titled "*iThena integration of OONI Probe boosts censorship measurement coverage worldwide*": https://ooni.org/post/2021-ithena-boosts-ooni-measurement-coverage/ In this blog post, we’re excited to introduce you to the iThena project and discuss how they helped support censorship measurement worldwide. Thanks to iThena's integration of OONI Probe, OONI measurement coverage has increased significantly! Over the last months, iThena has contributed OONI measurements from 38 countries, covering 172 AS networks. Thank you, iThena! <3 Cheers, Maria.

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[Report] Russia started blocking Tor
by Maria Xynou 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

Hello, We published a report documenting the *blocking of Tor in Russia*. Read the report here: https://ooni.org/post/2021-russia-blocks-tor/ Our report shares OONI data and analysis on the blocking of the Tor network and Tor Project website on some AS networks in Russia. *# Blocking of Tor* On 1st December 2021, some ISPs in Russia started blocking access to the Tor network by means of IP blocking. Out of (more than) 65 tested AS networks, OONI data only shows signs of Tor blocking on 15 AS networks in Russia. Russia also blocks obfs4 addresses, which means that Tor users in Russia may need to use private Tor bridges to circumvent the block: https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-blocked-in-russia-how-to-circumvent-cens… Tor blocking differs from ISP to ISP in Russia. However, not all users on the same AS network experience Tor blocking. *# Blocking of torproject.org <http://torproject.org>* OONI data suggests that some ISPs in Russia have been blocking access to torproject.org since September 2021. Censorship techniques across ISPs differ. On some networks, a block page is served for torproject.org, enabling us to automatically confirm the block. On other networks, OONI data suggests that access to torproject.org is being interfered with by means of a TLS man-in-the-middle attack. In other cases, we observe that the connection is reset once the TLS handshake has been initiated, suggesting the use of DPI. Despite these blocks, OONI data suggests that both the Tor network & torproject.org are still accessible on most networks in Russia. *# What you can do * To help more Russians stay connected to the Tor network, please run a Tor bridge: https://forum.torproject.net/t/help-censored-users-run-a-tor-bridge/704 To circumvent Tor blocking in Russia, you can use a private Tor bridge: https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-blocked-in-russia-how-to-circumvent-cens… We also recommend keeping an eye out for (and updating to) the next Tor Browser version, and configuring Tor Browser to use Snowflake. If access to torproject.org is blocked on your network, you can: * Circumvent this block by visiting the Tor Project’s website mirror: https://tor.eff.org * Get Tor Browser by sending an email to gettor(a)torproject.org We thank OONI Probe users in Russia who contributed measurements, supporting this study. <3 We also thank the Tor Project for their tireless efforts in building an online world that defends human rights. <3 Best, OONI team.

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Update to OONI Probe Mobile 3.5.0
by Maria Xynou 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

Hi friends, OONI Probe Mobile 3.5.0 is released! :) Please update your OONI Probe: https://ooni.org/install/mobile With the latest version, you can enable "automated testing" (in the settings) to *run the following tests automatically*: * Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger app tests * Tor, Psiphon, RiseupVPN app tests * Websites test Please ensure your VPN is turned off when running OONI Probe (automated tests will not work if your VPN is turned on). Your test results from automated runs will automatically be published on OONI Explorer: https://explorer.ooni.org/search Thanks for contributing measurements! Cheers, Maria.

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