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New online OONI training course launched by Advocacy Assembly
by Maria Xynou 03 Oct '22

03 Oct '22

Hello friends, We are excited to share that a *free, online OONI training course* (“Measuring Internet Censorship with OONI tools”) has been launched on Small Media’s Advocacy Assembly platform! The OONI course is available in: * English: https://advocacyassembly.org/en/courses/63/#/chapter/1/lesson/1 * Farsi: https://advocacyassembly.org/fa/courses/63/#/chapter/1/lesson/1 * Arabic: https://advocacyassembly.org/ar/courses/63/#/chapter/1/lesson/1 * Spanish: https://advocacyassembly.org/es/courses/63/#/chapter/1/lesson/1 Through the above links, you can sign up with Advocacy Assembly and enroll for free! The course is estimated to take around *90 minutes*, and it includes a variety of *videos, screencasts, slides, quizzes and hands-on exercises*. No technical knowledge is required, as the course was designed for human rights defenders, journalists, and researchers. The online OONI training course covers: * Introduction to internet censorship * Measuring internet censorship with OONI Probe * Understanding OONI censorship measurement data * OONI Explorer: Accessing real-time censorship measurement data Notably, the course also includes 2 case study videos by the amazing *Zaituni Njovu* (Zaina Foundation) and *Felicia Anthonio* (Access Now), who discuss measuring internet censorship in Tanzania and as part of the #KeepItOn campaign. Learn more about the course through our blog post: https://ooni.org/post/2022-ooni-training-course-advocacy-assembly/ We have also tweeted about it here: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1576888851934892038 We thank Advocacy Assembly for providing us with this amazing opportunity to create an OONI training course for their platform. We also thank translators and everyone else behind the scenes who helped with the creation of the OONI training course. <3 We hope you enroll and find the course useful! Cheers, Maria.

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PT community meetup September [29/09/2022]
by Vasilis 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

Dear all, This month Pluggable Transports meetup will take place on Tuesday, September 29. Time: 10:00 AM EDT / 2:00 PM UTC / 16:00 PM CEST Where: Pluggable Transports channel * [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#pluggable-transports:matrix.org) * [IRC (no account required)](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=pluggable-transports) * [Slack](https://openobservatory.slack.com/messages/pluggable-transports/) * [Mattermost](https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/community/channel… Please add any topics you would like to discuss during the meeting here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/pt-meetup-keep More info and details on how to join: https://pluggabletransports.info/blog/pt-meetup-sep2022/ Hope to see many of you there. Best, ~Vasilis -- PGP Fingerprint: 8FD5 CF5F 39FC 03EB B382 7470 5FBF 70B1 D126 0162 PGP Public Key: https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/8FD5CF5F39FC03EBB38274705FBF…

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OONI Community Meeting: Tomorrow, 27th September 2022
by Maria Xynou 26 Sep '22

26 Sep '22

Hello, The OONI team warmly welcomes you to join us tomorrow for our monthly community meeting. *=> Where? *OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ (bridged with IRC: ircs://irc.oftc.net:6697/#ooni) *=> When?* Tomorrow, *27th September 2022 at 14:00 UTC* (for 1 hour) As part of the meeting, we'll be discussing the *improved version of OONI's Code of Conduct* and we'll be requesting your feedback for further improvements. Please add any additional topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep We hope you can join us! Thanks, ~ OONI team

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New Report: Iran blocks social media, app stores and encrypted DNS amid protests
by Maria Xynou 25 Sep '22

25 Sep '22

Hello, Today OONI published a new report documenting the latest censorship events in Iran amid the ongoing protests. Read the report here: https://ooni.org/post/2022-iran-blocks-social-media-mahsa-amini-protests/ *# Key Findings* OONI data shows new blocking events in Iran amid ongoing protests: ** Increased blocking of encrypted DNS. *As of 20th September 2022, OONI data shows that ISPs in Iran started blocking DNS over HTTPS (DoH) endpoints by means of DNS based tampering (returning bogons), in addition to implementing TLS level interference. Previously reachable DoH endpoints (such as cloudflare-dns.com) are now blocked. ** Blocking of WhatsApp and Instagram. *As of 21st September 2022, OONI data shows that many ISPs in Iran started blocking access to WhatsApp endpoints, web.whatsapp.com, and www.instagram.com. We mostly observe TCP/IP blocking, with additional DNS and TLS blocking. ** Blocking of Google Play Store and Apple App Store. *As of 22nd September 2022, OONI data shows that multiple ISPs in Iran started blocking access to Google Play Store and Apple App Store domains. ** Blocking of Skype and Linkedin. *As of 23rd September 2022, OONI data shows the blocking of Skype, while the blocking of Linkedin is automatically confirmed on at least 10 networks in Iran. In addition to the above blocks (and many other long-term blocks), Iran experienced *5 major outages affecting mobile networks* over the past week, which are visible in the IODA, Cloudflare Radar and Kentik datasets. OONI data suggests that Psiphon and Tor Snowflake work in Iran, and can potentially be used for censorship circumvention. We also share the key findings of our study in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1574108767226155008 You can continue to monitor censorship events in Iran through real-time OONI data: https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?probe_cc=IR&test_name=web_connectivity&… We thank OONI Probe users in Iran who contributed measurements, supporting this study. <3 ~ OONI team.

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New Report: Azerbaijan and Armenia block TikTok amid border clashes
by Maria Xynou 16 Sep '22

16 Sep '22

Hello, Today OONI and Azerbaijan Internet Watch published a new research report which shares *OONI data on the* *blocking of TikTok in Armenia and Azerbaijan* during the border clashes over the last days. Read our report here: https://ooni.org/post/2022-azerbaijan-and-armenia-blocks-tiktok/ In *Azerbaijan*, OONI data shows: * TikTok website & endpoints blocked on at least 3 networks; * TLS level interference by dropping packets after noticing a disallowed server_name; * ISPs block TikTok based on different lists of TikTok endpoint domains. In *Armenia*, OONI data shows: * TikTok blocked on at least 2 networks; * On most networks, TikTok interference observed at the DNS level by returning an NXDOMAIN error, an IP address associated with www.google.com, or a set of unrelated IP addresses which contain an expired certificate for the server_name it.domain.name; * Not all tested networks in Armenia implemented the TikTok block and censorship techniques varied from network to network; * Several endpoints used by the TikTok app and website are also blocked on at least one network in Armenia. Overall, OONI data shows that Azerbaijan blocked TikTok by means of TLS level interference, while Armenia implemented both DNS level blocks and TLS level interference. Learn more through our report: https://ooni.org/post/2022-azerbaijan-and-armenia-blocks-tiktok/ We thank OONI Probe users in Armenia and Azerbaijan who contributed measurements, supporting this study. You can continue to monitor the reachability of TikTok (and other platforms) in Armenia and Azerbaijan through OONI data: https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat Thanks, Maria.

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Updated OONI user guides and documentation
by Maria Xynou 07 Sep '22

07 Sep '22

Hello friends, Hope you're all doing well. I'm touching base to share updated OONI user guides and documentation, which we hope you will find useful. *# Test Lists* Interested in contributing websites for censorship testing around the world? You can do that through our *Test Lists Editor*: https://test-lists.ooni.org Learn how to use the platform through our *new user guide*: https://ooni.org/support/test-lists-editor We have also updated our documentation for: * Contributing to test lists via GitHub: https://ooni.org/support/github-test-lists * General test list documentation: https://ooni.org/get-involved/contribute-test-lists (which we recommend reading, if you'd like to contribute to test lists) *# OONI Probe user guides* We also recently updated our user guides for: * OONI Probe Mobile: https://ooni.org/support/ooni-probe-mobile * OONI Probe Desktop: https://ooni.org/support/ooni-probe-desktop We're happy to address any questions, or discuss any feedback you may have. Cheers, Maria.

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Launched: New Test Lists Editor
by Maria Xynou 29 Jul '22

29 Jul '22

Hello friends, Today the OONI team is excited to share that we have launched a new platform, the Test Lists Editor, which you can use to *contribute websites for censorship testing*. Access the *Test Lists Editor* here: https://test-lists.ooni.org/ Learn all about the Test Lists Editor through our blog post: https://ooni.org/post/2022-test-lists-editor/ Our post also includes a brief *user guide*: https://ooni.org/post/2022-test-lists-editor/#using-the-test-lists-editor *# What are test lists?* Test lists are lists of websites tested for censorship (by OONI Probe, Censored Planet tools, etc.). Since 2014, the Citizen Lab has publicly hosted these lists on GitHub ( https://github.com/citizenlab/test-lists/) enabling important community review and contributions. *# Why the Test Lists Editor?* Community members with a social science background (such as political scientists, researchers, journalists, and human rights advocates) are often best-positioned to update test lists. However, test lists have been hosted on GitHub, which is a platform mainly used by developers. The Test Lists Editor is a web platform that enables you to review and contribute to the Citizen Lab test lists, *without a GitHub account*! Your contributions will still be reviewed by the Citizen Lab, OONI, and other experts, but you no longer require a GitHub account to contribute. *# Why contribute?* Discovering cases of website blocking really depends on *which* websites you test. Help the internet freedom community discover website blocks: https://test-lists.ooni.org/ Special thanks to Netalitica researchers for their excellent work on improving numerous test lists over the years! Huge thanks to all community members who contributed to test lists, and who shared feedback for the development of the Test Lists Editor. <3 Please help spread the word: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1552990167195127809 Thanks, OONI team.

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PT community meetup July [28/07/2022]
by Vasilis 25 Jul '22

25 Jul '22

Dear all, This month Pluggable Transports meetup will take place on Tuesday, July 28. Time: 10:00 AM EDT / 2:00 PM UTC / 16:00 PM CEST Where: Pluggable Transports channel * [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#pluggable-transports:matrix.org) * [IRC (no account required)](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=pluggable-transports) * [Slack](https://openobservatory.slack.com/messages/pluggable-transports/) * [Mattermost](https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/community/channel… Please add any topics you would like to discuss during the meeting here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/pt-meetup-keep More info and details on how to join: https://www.pluggabletransports.info/blog/pt-meetup-jul2022/ Hope to see many of you there. Best, ~Vasilis -- PGP Fingerprint: 8FD5 CF5F 39FC 03EB B382 7470 5FBF 70B1 D126 0162 PGP Public Key: https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/8FD5CF5F39FC03EBB38274705FBF…

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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 26th July 2022
by Maria Xynou 25 Jul '22

25 Jul '22

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, *26th July 2022 at 13:00 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 hope you can join us! All the best, ~ OONI team

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New release: OONI Probe Mobile 3.7.0
by Maria Xynou 22 Jul '22

22 Jul '22

Hello friends, The OONI team is excited to share that we just released *OONI Probe Mobile 3.7.0*! The latest release includes: * New Vanilla Tor test * Automated experimental testing (i.e. the tests in the Experimental card of OONI Probe are run automatically if you enable automated testing) * In-app support for changing languages * Support for sharing a link to the OONI Probe app Please *update* to the latest version on: * Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openobservatory.ooniprobe * iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ooni-probe/id1199566366 We are also excited to share that we have made *OONI Probe Mobile available on Huawei AppGallery*: https://appgallery.huawei.com/app/C105911849 Thanks, OONI team.

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