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New OONI Partners page
by Maria Xynou 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

Hello friends, We just published a new OONI Partners page on the OONI website: https://ooni.org/partners Since 2016, we have had the opportunity to collaborate with many great digital rights organizations from around the world on censorship measurement research. The new OONI Partners page features these organizations, highlighting their important work, and sharing the research projects we have collaborated on. If you're interested in the OONI Partnership Program, learn more here: https://ooni.org/get-involved/partnership-program/ I would like to grab this opportunity to share my warmest thanks to all of our partners for their commitment to fighting internet censorship and for providing us the opportunity to work with them! <3 As always, please feel encouraged to share your ideas and feedback on how we can strengthen collaborations going forward. Warmly, Maria (on behalf of the 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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Feminist site blocked in Nigeria?
by Maria Xynou 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Hi friends, We're hearing from Nigerians that a feminist site (https://feministcoalition2020.com/) is inaccessible from several networks, and recent OONI measurements seem to suggest potential blocking: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-12-01&since=2020-10-31&domain=f… If you're in Nigeria, you can test this site further via the following steps: 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%22ht… 3. Tap "Run" Please ensure that your VPN is turned off when running OONI Probe tests. Thank you, 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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Funding opportunity - Creating Localized Internet Shutdown Resources for Sub-Saharan Africa
by Maria Xynou 24 Nov '20

24 Nov '20

Hi friends, Interested in creating localized internet shutdown resources for use in Sub-Saharan Africa? Apply now to Internews for funding: https://internews.org/updates/small-grants-produce-localized-internet-shutd… The deadline to apply is 21st December 2020. Through their small grants program (which offers between $1,000 and $5,000 USD per project), Internews aim to support projects such as the following: * Case study research to provide best practices and recommendations on how to respond to a shutdown * Resources to improve advocacy approaches and outreach to relevant stakeholders such as government bodies, ISPs, and other important actors * Guides on using circumvention tools during shutdowns, fighting shutdowns in courts, or measuring and documenting shutdowns * Translations of existing resources and guides for specific contexts, audiences, or languages * Training curricula relevant to predicting, preventing, or responding to an internet shutdown Resources produced as part of these projects need to be openly available so that they can be used by others in the internet freedom community. Please share this opportunity 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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OONI Community Meeting tomorrow, 24th November 2020
by Maria Xynou 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

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? Tuesday, 24th November 2020 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 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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OONI Probe Mobile 2.7.1 release
by Maria Xynou 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Hi friends, We have released OONI Probe Mobile 2.7.1 (https://ooni.org/install/mobile) which includes the following noteworthy changes: * We have removed the "Include Network Info" setting (which enabled you to opt-out of ASN collection): Now ASN information (https://ooni.org/support/glossary/#asn) is collected by default. We decided to do this because measurements that don't include ASN information are non-actionable. * We have removed the setting which enabled you to share your IP address (on an opt-in basis): We decided to remove this setting because we think the potential risk associated with sharing IP addresses is greater than the benefit (over the last years, when users chose to share their IP addresses, we did not find them particularly useful). Through these changes (in OONI Probe Mobile 2.7.1), we aim to make OONI Probe measurements both more secure and more actionable. :) As you will see in the mobile app, we no longer have the "Sharing" setting (since the above options have been removed), and we have moved the "Publish Results" setting (which is enabled by default) under the Privacy tab of the app. Happy to address any questions. 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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New OONI Probe Desktop Release for Windows & macOS
by Maria Xynou 20 Nov '20

20 Nov '20

Hi friends, We just released a new version of the OONI Probe desktop app for Windows and macOS! Update now: https://ooni.org/install/desktop With the latest version (3.1.0) you can: * Choose the categories of websites that you want to test (by enabling/disabling website categories in the settings) * Change the language of your OONI Probe desktop app (thanks to support from the Localization Lab community!) The latest version also features a new settings screen layout. Please share with your networks! Thanks, ~ 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 at IGF
by Maria Xynou 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

Hi friends, OONI is (virtually) at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)! * Learn about the OONI Village at the IGF: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-village-booth-60-… * Book a slot for a live discussion with us (where you're encouraged to bring all your questions/feedback, or just plain curiosity!): https://calendly.com/ooni/ooni-igf-2020-village-booth-appointment * Join the IGF Village Virtual Tour on 6th Nov @ 16:00 UTC (this will also feature OONI!): https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/networking-break-room-1-le… * Join the IGF Village Virtual Tour on 11th Nov @ 14:00 UTC (this will also feature OONI!): https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/networking-break-let%E2%80… Hope to see you there! :) Cheers, 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 experiment for measuring encrypted DNS blocking
by Maria Xynou 30 Oct '20

30 Oct '20

Hello, Our friends at India's Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) implemented a new OONI experiment (called `dnscheck`) for measuring the blocking of encrypted DNS transports! This experiment is currently available via the `miniooni` research client (https://github.com/ooni/probe-engine/tree/v0.19.0#building-miniooni) and we plan to integrate it as part of the Web Connectivity test (Websites card) in the OONI Probe apps. CIS India published a great research report ("Investigating Encrypted DNS Blocking in India") based on this test, which I encourage you to read: https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/investigating-encrypted-dns-… And we published a short blog post about this here: https://ooni.org/post/2020-encrypted-dns-blocking-india/ Warm thanks to our friends at CIS India!! It's always super exciting when community members contribute new experiments to OONI Probe. <3 Stay tuned for the integration of `dnscheck` into OONI Probe! Cheers, Maria (on behalf of the 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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Updates on Tanzania election blocks
by Maria Xynou 28 Oct '20

28 Oct '20

Hello, Starting from yesterday (27th October 2020) -- which was the eve of Tanzania's general 2020 election -- OONI measurements continue to show the ongoing blocking of social media and a few circumvention tools in Tanzania. # Blocking of apps in Tanzania More specifically, OONI measurements show the ongoing blocking of: * WhatsApp: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… * Facebook Messenger: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… * Telegram: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… * Tor: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… # Blocking of websites in Tanzania We also observe the blocking of many social media websites in Tanzania, such as: * twitter.com: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… * instagram.com: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… * youtube.com: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… * whatsapp.com: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… You can find more potentially blocked websites in Tanzania (including a few circumvention tool sites) here: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… # What you can do If you're in Tanzania (or know others who are) and you are interested in contributing more measurements, you can do so via the following steps: 1. Install the OONI Probe mobile app: https://ooni.org/install/mobile 2. Tap "Run" (to run all tests => including the testing of social media apps and circumvention tools) In addition, I would strongly recommend the following: 1. Open the "Social media" button in this page (when accessed from a mobile browser): https://ooni.org/get-involved/run 2. Open that button with your OONI Probe mobile app (not with a web browser). 3. Tap "Run" (to test 39 internationally relevant/popular social media websites) Similarly: 1. Open the "VPNs" button in this page (when accessed from a mobile browser): https://ooni.org/get-involved/run 2. Open that button with your OONI Probe mobile app (not with a web browser). 3. Tap "Run" (to test 21 circumvention tool websites) In all cases, please have your VPN turned off when running OONI Probe tests (to help ensure more accurate test results). # Open data As soon as you run OONI Probe (unless if you opt out), all test results are automatically openly published here in near real-time: https://explorer.ooni.org/search?until=2020-10-29&since=2020-09-29&probe_cc… Through these measurements, we can all monitor ongoing censorship events in Tanzania in real-time (as soon as local users run tests)! Warm thanks to all OONI Probe users in Tanzania for contributing measurements!! Please reach out if you have any questions, or if there's any way I can support you. In solidarity, 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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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 27th October 2020
by Maria Xynou 26 Oct '20

26 Oct '20

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, 27th October 2020 at 17:30 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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