Hi friends,

OONI just published a short *report on the blocking of TikTok in Nepal* in previous days: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/112092297601

In mid-November 2023, it was reported that TikTok was banned in Nepal, but very few OONI measurements have been contributed since.

Yet, from the few OONI measurements available, we see clear evidence of TikTok blocking.

Specifically, OONI data shows DNS based blocking of TikTok. On Ncell, we see that an IP hosting a block page is returned as part of DNS resolution, while on WorldLink Communications, we see the private IP 127.0.0.1 returned as part of DNS resolution.

It remains unclear to us though if TikTok remains blocked (due to the limited availability of related data).

If you are in Nepal, you can contribute more measurements by running OONI Probe (https://ooni.org/install/). I'm happy to address any questions you may have.

Thanks,

Maria.