[tor-talk] Tor Usage Statistics for Iran

[Arshad]

Hi,
I wonder how you distinguish whether the users are political opponents or
just ordinary people...

On 30 August 2011 17:41, Joe Galvin <josephtgalvin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm currently researching the use of the internet by the political
> opposition in Iran for the years 2009 and 2010, and I'm hoping if you can
> answer some questions. Well, one specific question. At the beginning of the
> year the Iranian authorities began to become more sophisticated in their
> attempts to block Tor, but recently usage appears to have resurged to
> unprecedented levels according to Tor Metrics.
>
> Was there any particular reason for this? How were the users able to bypass
> Iran's new censorship tech? And have you any idea why it's surged to such
> levels in recent months? There is no specific political or social reason why
> it should be higher now than ever before, so I'm curious to know why it has
> grown. Was there a concerted effort by somebody or some group to spread the
> software? 2011 falls outside my study, but it's interesting to see the
> growth in usage, especially as it really is a dramatic surge - over 40,000
> users for August 2011 as about to a max of about 8,000 in August 2010.
>
> Cheers,
> Joe
>
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Arshad
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