[tor-bugs] #20785 [Metrics/Censorship analysis]: Block of some direct users in Saudi Arabia, 2016-11-20

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#20785: Block of some direct users in Saudi Arabia, 2016-11-20
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     Reporter:  dcf                          |      Owner:  metrics-team
         Type:  project                      |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Metrics/Censorship analysis  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                       |   Keywords:  censorship
                                             |  block sa
Actual Points:                               |  Parent ID:
       Points:                               |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                               |
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 On 2016-11-20, the number of direct users dropped from about 8000 to about
 5500. There was a simultaneous increase in bridge users from about 500 to
 over 1200.

 [[Image(userstats-relay-country-sa-2016-08-28-2016-11-26-off.png)]]
 [https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-relay-
 country.html?start=2016-08-28&end=2016-11-26&country=sa&events=off link]

 [[Image(userstats-bridge-country-sa-2016-08-28-2016-11-26.png)]]
 [https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-bridge-
 country.html?start=2016-08-28&end=2016-11-26&country=sa link]

 [[Image(userstats-bridge-combined-sa-2016-08-28-2016-11-26.png)]]
 [https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-bridge-
 combined.html?start=2016-08-28&end=2016-11-26&country=sa link]

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