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OONI Community Meeting: 26th September 2023
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

Hello, This is a kind reminder that OONI will host a monthly community meeting next Tuesday. => Where? OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ <https://slack.ooni.org/> (bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni) => When? Tuesday, 26th September 2023 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour) This is a meeting that we host each last Tuesday of the month, and it is an opportunity to: * Share your feedback on OONI tools & methodologies * Ask questions about OONI tools and OONI data * Discuss internet censorship issues, or share the issues you are facing in your country * Share updates about your work or projects Please add topics 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> We hope you can join us! All the best, ~ OONI team

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[Report] Grindr blocked in Jordan
by Maria Xynou 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Hello, Today OONI, in collaboration with My Kali Magazine, published a *new report on the blocking of Grindr in Jordan* ("Grindr blocked in Jordan: Shrinking LGBTQ spaces"). Read the report here: https://ooni.org/post/2023-jordan-blocks-grindr/ Our report shares OONI data on the ongoing blocking of Grindr in Jordan. As of 8th August 2023, OONI data shows that access to Grindr (both the website and app) is blocked by means of TLS interference. According to Grindr, the block impacts their public health strategy as their Grindr for Equality program has played an important role in addressing the HIV epidemic in Jordan. Meanwhile, OONI data shows that Grindr is also blocked in several other countries, including Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Pakistan, and China: https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?test_name=web_connectivity&axis_x=measu… We thank OONI Probe users in Jordan who contributed measurements, supporting this study. We also thank Grindr and LGBTQ communities in Jordan for discussing the impact of this block and sharing their experience with us. Learn more through our report: https://ooni.org/post/2023-jordan-blocks-grindr/ Thanks, Maria.

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OONI at the Global Gathering this week
by Maria Xynou 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

Hi friends, Are you attending Team CommUNITY's *Global Gathering* in Portugal this week? If so, we'd love to meet with you! Two OONI team members (Arturo and myself) will be attending the Global Gathering between 15th-17th September 2023. We'll be hosting an *OONI booth* at the Feira on Sunday, *17th September* between 2pm-6pm. Come find us to say hello, learn all about OONI (or ask questions and share feedback), and get OONI swag! Information about the Global Gathering is available here: https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Global_Gathering We hope to see many of you in person soon! Cheers, Maria.

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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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China is blocking OONI
by Maria Xynou 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Hello, Unfortunately, China started blocking OONI a few weeks ago. Specifically, as of 7th July 2023, we have started to observe the blocking of our website (ooni.org) and our censorship measurement app (OONI Probe) in China. The block appears to be implemented by means of DNS injection and TLS interference. This is the first time that we're observing a large and persistent drop in OONI measurement coverage as a result of OONI Probe blocking. We just published a *report, documenting the blocking of OONI in China* with OONI data: https://ooni.org/post/2023-china-blocks-ooni/ The report also includes advice for circumventing the blocking of OONI Probe in China. However, running OONI Probe in China is now probably riskier. ~ OONI team.

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OONI Community Meeting: Tomorrow, 14:00 (UTC)
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 24 Jul '23

24 Jul '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) When: Tuesday, 25th July 2023 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 <https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep> Thanks, Elizaveta.

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OONI Community Meeting: 25th July 2023
by Elizaveta Yachmeneva 21 Jul '23

21 Jul '23

Hello, Our next community meeting is already next Tuesday! Please come and join us to share news and feedback, ask questions and discuss internet censorship. => Where? OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ <https://slack.ooni.org/> (bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni <ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni>) => When? Tuesday, 25th July 2023 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 <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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