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[Important] Running old ooniprobe? Please switch over to OONI Probe CLI
by Maria Xynou 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Hi friends, Are you running the old python version of ooniprobe (https://github.com/ooni/probe-legacy)? If so, please switch over to the new OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI): https://ooni.org/install/cli Similarly to legacy ooniprobe, the new OONI Probe CLI is: * Supported on Linux and macOS: https://ooni.org/install/cli * Configured to run all OONI Probe tests automatically every day As legacy ooniprobe is being discontinued, if you continue running it: * You will no longer contribute measurements * You will not receive important updates (such as new OONI Probe tests) We therefore kindly ask you to please switch over to the new OONI Probe CLI: https://ooni.org/install/cli OONI Probe CLI not only supports automated daily testing, but it is also what we are currently maintaining and improving upon, and will include all new OONI Probe tests. If you know others who are running the legacy version of ooniprobe, we'd appreciate it if you could please share the above information with them. Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1364171996079271938 Thanks a million! ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 23rd February 2021
by Maria Xynou 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Hello, The OONI team warmly welcomes you to join us next Tuesday for our monthly community meeting. => Where? OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ (bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni) => When? Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep The monthly OONI community meetings aim to: * Collect community feedback on OONI tools & methodologies * Address questions in relation to the use of OONI tools and OONI data * Foster discussions on internet censorship issues * Receive updates from the community We'd love to meet you and hear from you, and we hope you can join us! All the best, ~ OONI team -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Survey: Community Health
by Maria Xynou 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

Hello friends, Team CommUNITY will publish the first ever Community Health Report examining the psychological well-being of the internet freedom and digital rights communities. Please contribute to this study by donating 7 minutes of your time to fill-out this survey: https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/take-the-survey Based on the results from this survey, the Community Health Report will be published this spring. Please share this survey with your networks! Thanks, Maria. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Myanmar: Blocking of news media, social media, human rights site, and COVID-19 site
by Maria Xynou 13 Feb '21

13 Feb '21

Hi, We analyzed OONI data from Myanmar and we were able to confirm the blocking of: * Social media websites (such as twitter.com, facebook.com, instagram.com) * News media websites (30 local Myanmar news outlets) * A human rights website (https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/) * A COVID-19 site (https://coronavirus.app/) We are able to confirm the blocking of these sites because in OONI network measurement data, we are able to see that ISPs in Myanmar are implementing DNS based interference which returns IP addresses (59.153.90.11, 167.172.4.60) that host block pages. On some networks in Myanmar, there appears to be TCP/IP level interference, suggesting IP based blocking. You can find more details here: https://gist.github.com/hellais/397af212f267757ab492534cd1bded85 Meanwhile, both WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger apps continue to be blocked in Myanmar. This is evident through OONI data: * WhatsApp: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2021-02-14&since=2021-01-15&probe_cc… * Facebook Messenger: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2021-02-14&since=2021-01-15&probe_cc… In summary: * Censorship appears to vary across networks (i.e. different sites are blocked on different networks) * Different ISPs in Myanmar appear to adopt different censorship techniques (primarily DNS based interference returning a block page, and what seems to be IP based blocking) * Some ISPs in Myanmar are not blocking these sites and apps We've also shared the above information through the following Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1360615643322724355 ## Further testing If you're in Myanmar and interested in testing blocked sites further, you can: 1. Install the OONI Probe mobile app: https://ooni.org/install/mobile 2. Open this link with your OONI Probe mobile app: https://run.ooni.io/nettest?tn=web_connectivity&ta=%7B%22urls%22%3A%5B%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmobile.twitter.com%2FTwitter%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fvideo.twimg.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fupload.twitter.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fshweyaunglan.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fcelemedia.club%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fitechmedia.info%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Frealthadin.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fshweman.website%2Fblogs%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fbarnyarbarnyar.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fthatinhman.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phothutaw.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rohingyanewsbank.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fmedicalsharing.website%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chitsakar.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmckzonecelebrity.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dmgburmese.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fsanthitsa.net%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmmrednews.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fkarennews.org%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justiceformyanmar.org%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Ftrend.lwinpyin.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.narinjara.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fssppssa.org%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Ftipsmyanmarnews.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fnenow.in%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fburmachannel.website%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.messenger.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fcoronavirus.app%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fcoronavirus-map.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmmsportmyanmar.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsvsinformation.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmc.warnaing.website%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestateless.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmaharmedianews.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myanmarpress.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pslftnla.org%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arakanarmy.net%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fhlatawtar.com%2F%22%2C%22https%3A%2F%2Fmmtimenews.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xnxx.com%22%5D%7D&mv=1.2.0 3. Tap "Run" (please ensure that your VPN is turned off when running tests) You will then have access to the test results in your OONI Probe app. Unless you opt out, test results will automatically get openly published here: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2021-02-14&since=2021-01-15&probe_cc… Warm thanks & solidarity with all OONI Probe users in Myanmar! Best, Maria. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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[New] OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI) for Linux & macOS
by Maria Xynou 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Hello, We are excited to share that we have released a new OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI)! You can install OONI Probe on the command line on: * Debian/Ubuntu: https://ooni.org/install/cli/ubuntu-debian * macOS: https://ooni.org/install/cli/macos Upon installation, OONI Probe will run all tests *automatically* every day! This is very exciting because you can easily contribute lots of measurements every day without having to remember to run OONI Probe. :) Given that all OONI Probe measurements are openly published in near real-time (https://ooni.org/data/) you will help the internet freedom community better investigate internet censorship. IMPORTANT: Are you running the python legacy version of ooniprobe (https://github.com/ooni/probe-legacy) on Linux or macOS? This is the old version of ooniprobe that has been around since ~ 2012. If you're still running it (and we know that many of you are!): * First of all: We love you for being such a long-term Oonitarian and contributing so many measurements over the years! <3 * Second (and importantly): Please SWITCH OVER to the new OONI Probe CLI: https://ooni.org/install/cli We are in the process of discontinuing the legacy ooniprobe version. Similarly to the legacy version, you'll be able to have all tests run automatically in the background every day with the new OONI Probe CLI, and it will also receive important future updates (such as new tests, code improvements, etc.). If you know others who are running the legacy version of ooniprobe, we'd appreciate it if you could please share the above information with them! Happy to address any questions. Thanks a million! ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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