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IFF 2020 Canceled
by Maria Xynou 03 Mar '20

03 Mar '20

Hi friends, As a result of the escalating impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus), this year's Internet Freedom Festival (IFF) has been canceled. Here is the IFF's statement on the cancellation & next steps: https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Cancellation_of_the_2020… If you got a free IFF ticket, you don't need to do anything. If you purchased an IFF ticket, you can ask for a full refund, or you can consider donating it to the IFF Diversity & Inclusion Fund for 2021. If your IFF session was selected, you will be offered the option to present in 2021. In the meanwhile, if there are measurement discussions you would like to have, we invite you to facilitate them as part of the monthly OONI Community Meetings which usually take place at 14:00 UTC every last Tuesday of the month on the OONI Slack channel: https://slack.ooni.org/ You can propose topics to discuss for the next OONI Community Meetings here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting-keep Hope to see many of you at IFF 2021! Until then, stay safe... and see you on the internet! Warm regards, 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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magma guide
by Maria Xynou 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Hello friends, Interested in doing research on internet censorship through the use of network measurements? The magma guide (created by community member Vasilis Ververis) can help you get started: https://magma.lavafeld.org/ Learn more about the guide here: https://www.opentech.fund/news/helping-quantify-online-controls/ 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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Blocking of social media in Togo
by Maria Xynou 25 Feb '20

25 Feb '20

Hello, The OONI team published a report on the blocking of instant messaging apps in Togo last Saturday, amid their 2020 presidential election. The report is available here: https://ooni.org/post/2020-togo-blocks-instant-messaging-apps/ Thanks to measurements contributed by OONI Probe users (https://ooni.org/install/) in Togo, we found that access to the WhatsApp mobile app, Telegram Web, and Facebook Messenger were blocked on 2 networks (Togo Telecom & Atlantique Telecom) in Togo on election day. They were, however, accessible on the Canalbox network, suggesting that internet censorship varies across networks in Togo. Warm thanks to OONI Probe users in Togo for contributing measurements and making this study possible! All the best, 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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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 25th February 2020
by Maria Xynou 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '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, 25th February 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 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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OONI measurements published in near real-time!
by Maria Xynou 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

Hi friends, The OONI team has exciting news... OONI measurements are published in near real-time! What this means in practice is that as soon as anyone runs OONI Probe anywhere around the world, their test results are openly published within minutes! You can therefore use OONI Explorer to find measurements from across the globe, and track censorship events in near real-time: https://explorer.ooni.org/ Hope you find this useful to your work! 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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OONI Community Meeting: Tuesday, 28th January 2020
by Maria Xynou 23 Jan '20

23 Jan '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, 28th January 2020 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour, until 15:00 UTC) Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting 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! If you're not able to join us, please feel encouraged to join us on Slack/IRC on any other day! 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 FAQ & Glossary
by Maria Xynou 17 Jan '20

17 Jan '20

Hello friends, I'm excited to let you know that we have published two new resources: * OONI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): https://ooni.org/support/faq/ * OONI Glossary: https://ooni.org/support/glossary These resources have been created thanks to the great feedback and questions that you and other community members have shared over the years. Are there other questions you would like us to address? Other terms you would like to see explained? Or any other feedback? Please let us know! These resources are for you. :) Warm thanks to all those who provided feedback towards the improvement of the FAQ and Glossary! Please share these resources with any other OONI community members you may know: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1218249743668850690 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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RightsCon Call for Proposals -- Deadline 21st January 2020
by Maria Xynou 16 Jan '20

16 Jan '20

Hello friends, The Call for Proposals for RightsCon (https://www.rightscon.org/) Costa Rica (June 9-12, 2020) is now open! As a member of the RightsCon Program Committee, I wanted to encourage you to propose a session for this year’s program, and share a few resources for submission success. Every year, RightsCon accepts sessions from hundreds of technologists, industry leaders, human rights defenders, public servants, academics, advocates, and journalists around the world. Hosting a session at RightsCon is one of the best ways to showcase your work, connect with like-minded leaders, hone strategies, ask for advice, learn new skills, and much more. In 2020, RightsCon is accepting session proposals in 18 program categories. If you’re interested in submitting a session proposal, I highly recommend that you read an overview of the steps involved (https://www.rightscon.org/rightscon-costa-rica-call-for-proposals-now-open/) and look through the Guide to a Successful Proposal (https://www.rightscon.org/your-guide-to-a-successful-proposal/) before you start. One last thing to remember: the deadline to propose a session is January 21, 2020 at 11:59 pm Pacific Standard Time. Hope to see you at RightsCon! 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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OONI Community Meeting tomorrow: 26th November 2019
by Maria Xynou 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

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, 26th November 2019 at 14:00 UTC (for 1 hour, until 15:00 UTC) 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 hope you can join us! Please add topics that you'd like to discuss during the meeting in this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/ooni-community-meeting If you're not able to join us, please feel encouraged to join us on Slack/IRC on any other day! All the best, ~ OONI team -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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Report on Iran's internet blackout
by Maria Xynou 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

Hello, In collaboration with CAIDA/IODA and Iranian community members (Kandoo), we co-published a research report which shares measurement data and technical observations on Iran's internet blackout. Our report is available here: https://ooni.org/post/2019-iran-internet-blackout/ Iran’s nation-wide Internet blackout is confirmed by several data sources, such as IODA, Google traffic data, and Oracle’s Internet Intelligence data. These data sources show that the Internet blackout in Iran started on 16th November 2019 and has been ongoing. As of 21st November 2019 (and more drastically from 23rd November 2019), Internet connectivity is being restored in Iran. IODA data shows that Iranian cellular operators were disconnected first on 16th November 2019 (followed by almost all other operators over the next 5 hours), and that ISPs appear to have used diverse mechanisms to enforce the blackout. By analyzing packet captures from the MCCI (AS197207) network, we found that a RST packet is injected at both ends of the connection. During the blackout, most Iranians were barred from connecting to the global Internet, but they still had access to Iran’s national intranet: the domestic network hosting Iranian websites and services. Yet, OONI measurements (which require Internet connectivity) were collected from multiple networks in Iran between 16th November 2019 to 23rd November 2019, showing that the internet blackout was not total. To explore whether and how connectivity to the Internet could be possible from Iran during the blackout, we performed manual testing locally. We found that DNS tunneling could possibly be a low bandwidth solution to get network traffic to leave Iran. We also found that it was possible to connect to the Internet by using virtual private servers (VPS) to setup a local proxy in Iran and use that proxy to tunnel traffic to another proxy outside Iran. Please share this report with your networks: https://twitter.com/OpenObservatory/status/1198321792076701696 Thank you, ~ OONI team. -- Maria Xynou Research & Partnerships Director Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) https://ooni.torproject.org/ PGP Key Fingerprint: 2DC8 AFB6 CA11 B552 1081 FBDE 2131 B3BE 70CA 417E

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