August 2023 - ooni-talk - lists.torproject.org

Join us at the IMC 2023 Hackathon on Network Interference using Open Data
by Maria Xynou 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Hello, Are you attending the Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2023? Join us at the *IMC Hackathon* on Network Interference using Open Data! * When: Monday, *23rd October 2023* * Where: *Montreal*, Canada * *Learn more and register*: https://ooni.org/post/2023-imc-hackathon/ We're excited to host this hackathon in collaboration with Internet Society (ISOC), Measurement Lab (M-Lab), and Censored Planet. We hope to see you there! Cheers, OONI team.

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OONI Community Meeting: Tomorrow, 14:00 (UTC)
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 28 Aug '23

28 Aug '23

Hello folks! This is a reminder that the monthly OONI Community Meeting is taking place tomorrow. Where: https://slack.ooni.org/ <https://slack.ooni.org/> (OONI Slack channel, bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni <ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni>) When: Tuesday, 29th August 2023 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) Please add topics and thoughts that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep <https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep> On a separate note, we published a new screencast featuring the OONI Explorer Search tool! Learn how to answer different research questions and narrow the data with OONI Explorer Search features through this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jNFqHH43x8 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jNFqHH43x8> Thanks, Elizaveta.

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OONI Community Meeting: 29th August 2023
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 25 Aug '23

25 Aug '23

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/ <https://slack.ooni.org/> (bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni) => When? Tuesday, 29th August 2023 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) Please add topics, questions and updates that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep <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 hope you can join us! All the best, ~ OONI team

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Report on social media blocks and network outages in Senegal
by Maria Xynou 01 Aug '23

01 Aug '23

Hello, Today OONI, Cloudflare, Access Now and Laura Schwartz-Henderson published a report documenting the social media blocks and network outages in Senegal over the past 2 months. You can read the report here: https://ooni.org/post/2023-senegal-social-media-blocks/ *# Key Findings* Amid political unrest in Senegal, OONI data shows: * Blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube between 1st-7th June 2023 * Temporary blocking of TikTok between 5th-7th June 2023 * Ongoing blocking of Telegram Web (since 1st June 2023) It remains unclear to us why ISPs in Senegal unblocked social media & messaging apps (such as WhatsApp) by 8th June 2023, but continue blocking Telegram Web -- on Sonatel (AS8346) -- to this date: https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?test_name=telegram&axis_x=measurement_s… Data from Cloudflare Radar shows 3 disruptions to traffic from Tigo, and 2 disruptions at Sudatel Senegal between 3rd-6th June 2023. Cloudflare data also shows traffic drops at Sudatel Senegal and Tigo on 31st July 2023. Senegalese survey respondents who experienced the outages and blocks described that they had an impact on the country's economic activity and political stability, on their professional endeavours, and on the vulnerable or marginalised groups in Senegal. Learn more through our report: https://ooni.org/post/2023-senegal-social-media-blocks/ Thanks, Maria.

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