[tor-bugs] #22346 [Metrics/Statistics]: Investigate drop in Tor Browser update pings in early 2017 and 2018

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#22346: Investigate drop in Tor Browser update pings in early 2017 and 2018
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks         |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  defect              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium              |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Statistics  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal              |     Resolution:
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Comment (by boklm):

 Replying to [comment:16 boklm]:
 > On April 6, 2018, we had again a big increase in the number of pings:
 > https://metrics.torproject.org/webstats-
 tb.html?start=2018-04-01&end=2018-04-17

 The last release was on March 26, so this does not seem to be related to a
 new release.

 >
 > From March 26 to April 10, we also had an increase in downloads and
 signature downloads:
 > https://metrics.torproject.org/webstats-
 tb.html?start=2018-04-01&end=2018-04-17

 This one seems related to the new release. However it is surprising to see
 the number increasing in 2 days, staying stable for around 12 days, then
 decreasing back to the previous level in 4 days. It is also the first time
 we see a big increase in signature downloads. It seems signatures were
 downloaded around 1.2M times in 12 days.

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