Hi friends,
We're excited to share that we recently launched a new Android app in
collaboration with Deutsche Welle (DW): *News Media Scan*!
With the News Media Scan app, you can:
* Measure the blocking of news media websites
* Contribute test results as open data in real-time: https://ooni.org/data/
*Install News Media Scan* here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dw.ooniprobe&pli=1
We are excited about this launch as we expect that it will help boost media
censorship tracking worldwide, supporting efforts to defend press freedom
around the world.
Learn more about News Media Scan through DW's press statement:
https://corporate.dw.com/en/news-media-scan-by-dw-deutsche-welle-and-ooni-l…
Thanks,
OONI team.
Hi everyone,
We are very excited to share that our partner organization, The Internet Monitoring Action Project (iMAP) <https://imap.sinarproject.org/>, is releasing a report on internet censorship in 10 countries: Cambodia, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.
The project was done via coordination of the measurement collection (including curating the local test lists) and analysis of OONI data.
The report will be released at https://imap.sinarproject.org/ <https://imap.sinarproject.org/> on 13 October 2023 at UTC 05:00.
If you want to learn more about the report and iMAP's work, please join the launch event on Friday, 13 October 2023 at UTC 08:00 (check your local time here <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Launch+of+iMAP+20…>):
Find out the latest key findings in this 2023 edition of the reports, covering from the period June 2022 to May 2023 in the 10 countries and region,
Join interactive discussion with country researchers of the iMAP 2023 Internet Censorship Report, featuring:
Divyank Katira, Senior Technologist at the Centre for Internet & Society (India)
Fernando A.T. Ximenes, Co-Founder of Timorese Association for Progressive Media and Technology (Timor-Leste)
Khairil Zhafri, Specialist (Open and Secure Technology) at EngageMedia (Indonesia & Philippines)
Siti Nurliza Samsudin, Technologist at Sinar Project (Hong Kong, Malaysia & Thailand)
Please RSVP for the event here: https://streamyard.com/watch/bNnMfVyNgja4 <https://streamyard.com/watch/bNnMfVyNgja4>
Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues and community.
Looking forward to seeing you at the event :)
Best wishes,
~OONI Team
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
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.
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.
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.
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