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Launch: New OONI Explorer thematic censorship pages
by Maria Xynou 02 Apr '25

02 Apr '25

Hi friends, We're excited to share that today we launched new OONI Explorer thematic censorship pages. Globally, these pages feature OONI data & findings on: * *Blocking of social media*: https://explorer.ooni.org/social-media * *Blocking of news media*: https://explorer.ooni.org/news-media * *Reachability of circumvention tools*: https://explorer.ooni.org/circumvention Learn more through our blog post: https://ooni.org/post/2025-ooni-explorer-thematic-censorship-pages/ Please help spread the word: https://bsky.app/profile/ooni.org/post/3lltxztii422j https://mastodon.social/@ooni/114269681231984706 https://x.com/OpenObservatory/status/1907492331739111670 Thanks, OONI team.

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Requirements for OONI's anonymous credentials system
by Maria Xynou 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Hello, How can we protect the OONI dataset from attacks and faulty measurements, while preserving the privacy of OONI Probe users? To protect and increase trust in OONI data, we are working with a cryptographer (Michele Orrù) towards designing and implementing anonymous credentials within OONI Probe. In our latest blog post, we outline some of the *key requirements for OONI's anonymous credential system*: https://ooni.org/post/2025-requirements-for-oonis-anonymous-credentials/ Thanks, OONI team.

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OONI Community Meeting_25th March, 14:00 UTC
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 20 Mar '25

20 Mar '25

Hi everyone! This is a reminder that we will host our monthly community meeting next Tuesday. => Where? OONI Slack: https://slack.ooni.org/, #ooni => When? Tuesday, 25th March 2025 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) We host text-based monthly community meetings every last Tuesday of the month. At these meetings, we discuss the latest news related to internet censorship in different countries, share updates on our projects and tools, and answer questions about OONI software and data. This meeting is open to everyone, so please feel free to share the invitation with your community and colleagues. As always, we will be using this pad for the agenda, so please add your questions and updates here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep We are looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday in the #ooni channel! Warmly, ~ OONI Team

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New OONI Censorship Findings Reports
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 14 Mar '25

14 Mar '25

Hi all! I am happy to share that we published multiple new reports since the beginning of this year. Please check these out if you are interested in internet censorship in any particular country and share them with your community: - El Salvador blocked Telegram in September 2024: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/26818990400 - Russia blocked Discord in October 2024 (ongoing block): https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/162112071200 - Turkey blocked Discord in October 2024 (ongoing block): https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/267640924000 - Azerbaijan blocked Twitter/X in October 2024: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/123289771000 - Mozambique blocked Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp amid the protests in November 2024: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/169004237900 - Kenya blocked Telegram amid the exam period in November 2024: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/20313562200 - Russia blocked Viber in December 2024 (ongoing block): https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/50334204500 I hope these reports will be helpful for your work, and if there are any other censorship events from the past year that we need to cover on our Censorship Findings page <https://explorer.ooni.org/findings>, please feel free to share those with us! Best, Elizaveta

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Launch: New OONI Probe multiplatform app
by Maria Xynou 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Hello friends, We are excited to share that we have launched an OONI Probe multiplatform app for Android and iOS! *Update now* to the latest OONI Probe version (5.0.3) on Android or iOS: https://ooni.org/install/mobile This is an important milestone for the long-term sustainability of the OONI Probe apps, as it will enable us to ensure feature parity and to ship new features faster and more effectively across platforms. Learn more through our blog post: https://ooni.org/post/2025-launch-ooniprobe-multiplatform-app/ ~ OONI team.

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OONI is on Bluesky
by Maria Xynou 27 Feb '25

27 Feb '25

Hi friends, We're excited to share that *OONI has joined Bluesky*: https://bsky.app/profile/ooni.org In addition, you can also follow OONI on the following social media channels: * Twitter/X: https://x.com/OpenObservatory * Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@ooni * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openobservatory/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ooni.org * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OONIorg Thanks, OONI team.

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Upcoming anonymous credential system for OONI
by Maria Xynou 21 Feb '25

21 Feb '25

Hello, We are excited to share that the OONI team is collaborating with a talented cryptographer, Michele Orrù, to design and implement *anonymous credentials within OONI Probe* to protect and increase trust in OONI data. As we kick off this project, Michele wrote a blog post which provides an *overview of the current literature on anonymous credentials*, describing why an anonymous credential system would be a good option for strengthening the OONI dataset, while protecting the privacy of OONI Probe users. Learn more here: https://ooni.org/post/2025-probe-security-without-identification/ Thanks, OONI team.

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OONI Community Meeting_26th November, 14:00 UTC
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Hi everyone! This is a reminder that OONI will host our monthly Community Meeting next Tuesday. => Where? OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ => When? Tuesday, 26th November 2024 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) We will continue discussing OONI Run v2 release <https://ooni.org/post/2024-launch-ooni-run-v2/> and will be happy to address any other questions about OONI tools or OONI data. As always, we will be using this pad for the agenda, so please add your questions or news here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep We are looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday in #ooni channel! Warmly, ~ OONI Team

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OONI Community Survey
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 31 Jan '25

31 Jan '25

Hi folks, We’re launching a new Community Survey to collect your thoughts and feedback on OONI tools, resources and documentation. The whole survey shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes of your time, and will help us to reflect on our community activities and learn how we can improve upon our outreach, tools and documentation. Please take a moment to complete it and share your feedback: https://forms.gle/nzhuvYqMYJCQyQxU9 We encourage you to share this survey with others in your network, for whom you think it might be relevant. The form will be open until Friday, 28th February 2025. Thanks so much for your time and feedback, we greatly appreciate it! Warm regards, OONI Team

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OONI Community Meeting_28th January, 14:00 UTC
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I hope you celebrated and rested well (or will be celebrating and resting well if you are celebrating Chinese New Year). This is a reminder that we will host our monthly Community Meeting next Tuesday. => Where? OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ => When? Tuesday, 28th January 2024 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) As always, we will be using this pad for the agenda, so please add your questions and updates here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep We are looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday in the #ooni channel! Warmly, ~ OONI Team

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