[ooni-talk] Recent censorship events in Nigeria

[Maria Xynou]

Hello Oonitarians,

Paradigm Initiative published a very interesting report a few days ago
on recent censorship events in Nigeria:
https://pinigeria.org/president-buharis-secret-war-on-free-speech/

21 URLs are reportedly blocked in Nigeria, as listed here:
http://www.itrealms.com.ng/2017/11/leaked-ncc-writes-telco-to-block-21-pro.html

These URLs include a popular Nigerian news outlet, as well as multiple
sites run by the indigenous people of Biafra (who seek independence from
Nigeria).

If you're in Nigeria and interested in testing these sites, you can do
so via the following OONI Run link:

https://run.ooni.io/nettest?tn=web_connectivity&ta=%7B%22urls%22%3A%5B%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igbofocus.co.uk%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipobgovernment.org%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biafraland.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fbiafraradio.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fbiafranet.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebiafrastars.co%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biafraforum.com%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biafrainc.com%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biafra.info%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biafranigeriaworld.com%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ekwenche.org%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gobiafra.com%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ustream.tv%2Fchannel%2Fbiafra-television%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biafrasay.com%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bafmembers.com%2F%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebiafrapost.com%22%2C%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.naij.com%22%5D%7D&mv=1.2.0

This will prompt you to install the OONI Probe mobile app (if you
haven't already), to test the URLs that are reportedly blocked in Nigeria.

By testing these sites with OONI Probe, you will:

- confirm whether these sites are in fact blocked (in the network that
you test them)

- learn how they are blocked

- receive relevant circumvention advice (if they are found to be blocked)

- increase transparency of these censorship events (since the data is
automatically published)

All the best,

Maria.

-- 
Maria Xynou
Research and Partnerships Coordinator
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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