[tor-bugs] #25137 [Obfuscation/Censorship analysis]: Tor blocked in UAE

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#25137: Tor blocked in UAE
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 Reporter:  mwolfe                           |          Owner:  dcf
     Type:  defect                           |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Censorship analysis  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  censorship block ae              |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:11 mwolfe]:
 > On 1 Jan, the TRA ordered Tor blocked. This happened before (several
 years ago, and I have an old ticket on it), then Tor was unblocked, and
 now it's reblocked.

 Do you have a reference for the block order of 1 Jan? I looked at
 https://www.tra.gov.ae/en/services-and-
 activities/regulation/details.aspx#documents but didn't find it.

 > Mostly, torproject.org is blocked, but since I downloaded Tor before it
 was blocked, no problem until they started doing more to block Tor. Now,
 of course, it's a drop down menu item if the regular obfs4 or meek work.
 If they don't, you sent me 3 bridges that are harder to find, so thanks.

 There's also a few other ways to download the software when the
 torproject.org web site is blocked. You can send an email to
 gettor at torproject.org. You can also download from GitHub:
 https://github.com/TheTorProject/gettorbrowser.

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