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IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis) @ioda.live · 8d

IODA collaborated with @filter.watch and ASL19 to co-author a report on the 2025 shutdown of the Internet in Iran during the war with Israel. Key contributors included @radar.cloudflare.com @eldomador.bsky.social @ooni.org and more!

Access the report here: filter.watch/english/2025...

Iran’s ‘Stealth Blackout’: A Multi-stakeholder Analysis of the June 2025 Internet Shutdown - Filterwatch

Authors: Miaan Group, ASL19, IODA Contributors: Kentik, Cloudflare, OONI, Tor, Lantern, eQualitie, Psiphon Executive Summary The June 2025 Internet shutdown in Iran, carried out during the war with Is...

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OONI @ooni.org · Sep 9

Are you at the Global Gathering in Portugal? ✨

Join us today at booth 17 for a session on internet censorship research questions and a game of Jeopardy to test your internet measurement tool knowledge: ooni.org/post/2025-gg... 😃🐙

#ooni #globalgathering #community #opensource #opendata #censorship

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OONI @ooni.org · Sep 8

Are you at the Global Gathering in Portugal? ✨

Today, come to the OONI booth (17) between 1PM - 3PM to collect swag and say hi! 😃

Right afterwards, we'll facilitate 2 sessions to collect your feedback on challenges and wish lists. Join us!
ooni.org/post/2025-gg... 🐙

#ooni #globalgathering

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 5

The IODA team is excited to announce the release of new data that aims to measure generalized throttling, using IODA's Active Probing signal.

Please come chat with us in the OMG Village at Global Gathering to learn more! […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

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OONI @ooni.org · Sep 4

⚡️ Today, in collaboration with @digitalrightspk.bsky.social
, we published a new report documenting the blocking of news media websites and censorship on social media platforms in #India and #Pakistan during the conflict in May 2025.

🔗 Read the full report here: ooni.org/post/2025-me...

Illustrations with DRF's and OONI's logos

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OONI @ooni.org · Sep 1

Are you attending the Global Gathering event in Portugal next week? 😃

Join us at the Open Measurement Gathering (OMG) Village, which we're co-hosting w/ our friends @ioda.live, M-Lab, and Censored Planet! 🐙

OMG Village Agenda: ooni.org/post/2025-gg... ✨

Mark your calendars!

#omg #community

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Edgyning dhiri ana ing lathi @oops.wtf · Aug 28

OONI Probe adalah tools yang biasa dipakai dalam riset soal internet censorship, terutama untuk membantu dalam monitoring dan evaluasi tentang apa, berapa, dan gimana persisnya yang disensor.

Contoh publikasi: imap.sinarproject.org/reports/2022

The State of Internet Censorship 2022

The State of Internet Censorship reports covering OONI data in the first half of 2022 and 8 countries: Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Edgyning dhiri ana ing lathi @oops.wtf · Aug 28

Apakah ada gangguan jaringan/internet atau memang ada pemblokiran? Gunakan @ooni.org untuk memastikan!

OONI: Open Observatory of Network Interference

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a global community measuring internet censorship around the world. Run OONI Probe to detect internet censorship. Use OONI Explorer to track inter...

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Global Network Initiative @thegni.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣 GNI is pleased to welcome @sanjanah.bsky.social to our Academic Constituency, in addition to @ooni.org and Factum, who join our growing NGO Constituency.
globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-welcomes...

GNI Welcomes New Members: Factum, OONI, and Sanjana Hattotuwa - Global Network Initiative

Factum and OONI join GNI’s NGO constituency, and Sanjana Hattotuwa strengthens GNI’s Academic constituency.

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Vinicius Fortuna @vinifortuna.com · Aug 19

Great to see that Deutsche Welle is no longer blocked in Turkey!

Data from @ooni.org
h/t @oliverlinow.bsky.social

Bar chart showing DNS blocking of dw.com until end of July, and no blocking after.

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Aug 13

Head over to our dashboard to see the new IODA redesign!
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/dashboard

https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/reports/unlocking-connectivity-insights-georgia-techs-revamped-ioda-dashboard/

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IODA (Internet Outage Detection and Analysis) monitors Internet infrastructure connectivity to identify outages.

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OONI @ooni.org · Aug 11

OONI Security Audit: Penetration Test Report
ooni.org/post/ooni-se...

Overall, the audit found that OONI services and architecture are securely designed. 🐙

We thank Radically Open Security for the audit, and we thank @opentechfund.bsky.social for supporting this important work! 🙏

#ooni #audit

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Open Technology Fund @opentechfund.bsky.social · Aug 11

@opentechfund.bsky.social’s Security Lab partner Radically Open Security’s recent audit of @ooni.org found that their services and architecture are securely designed.

Learn more and access the full report:
www.opentech.fund/security-saf...

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OONI @ooni.org · Aug 7

⚡️ Today we published a new research report on the ongoing blocking of X/Twitter in #Tanzania, which started in May 2025.

OONI data indicates that ISPs employ several censorship techniques, suggesting a “defense in depth” approach to censorship.

Learn more: ooni.org/post/2025-ta... 🐙

#ooni

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OONI @ooni.org · Aug 6

In June, our friends at The Bachchao Project (thebachchaoproject.org) did an amazing job in updating the India test list to improve website censorship monitoring in India. 🐙

Learn about their efforts, and consider improving the test list for your country too!

🔗 ooni.org/post/2025-ev...

Illustration saying 'Event report: India, let's build the list'

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OONI @ooni.org · Aug 4

OMG! Summary of the 3rd Open Measurement Gathering (OMG) Ask Me Anything (AMA) event
ooni.org/post/2025-omg/ ✨

View presentations & learn about updates and future plans from OONI, M-Lab, @censoredplanet.bsky.social and @ioda.live! 🐙💫

#opendata #censorship

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OONI @ooni.org · Jul 31

⚡️ Today, we published a report documenting the shutdowns during the student uprising in #Bangladesh last year.

🔗 ooni.org/post/2025-ba...

Together with Digitally Right, we compiled a comprehensive timeline of blocks, outages, and political events that happened in the 22 days of the uprising.

An illustration of the timeline of shutdowns during the uprising in Bangladesh in 2024.

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OONI @ooni.org · Jul 3

‼️ Amid protests, #Togo started blocking access to Facebook, Telegram, Signal, YouTube & DuckDuckGo last week.

OONI data shows that the blocks remain ongoing.

We document these blocks in our latest report: explorer.ooni.org/findings/167...

#ooni #censorship #opendata #keepiton

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OONI @ooni.org · Jun 25

‼️ Today, amid anti-government protests, #Kenya blocked access to @telegram

OONI data suggests that access to Telegram Web is blocked on at least 3 networks in Kenya: explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?pr...

Telegram was previously blocked in Kenya during KCSE exams: ooni.org/post/2025-ke...

This chart shows the measurements collected from Kenya between 10th to 25th June 2025 from three networks AS33771, AS36866, AS37061. Many measurements collected from these networks on 25th June 2025 result in anomaly measurements which is a strong signal of intentional censorship.

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Cloudflare Radar @radar.cloudflare.com · Jun 23

#Internet traffic in #Iran has been recovering since Saturday, though recovery appears to be primarily on fixed infrastructure providers.

Fixed providers have seen strong traffic growth, while major mobile providers MCI and IranCell remain largely offline.

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 23

Over the last 7 days, Iraq shut down the Internet 6 times for national exams. Each shutdown lasts 2 hours.

Follow Internet connectivity in Iraq:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IQ?from=1750073931&until=1750678731

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · May 20

IODA's Internet connectivity signals for #iraq the 8-hour #internet #shutdown ordered by the Ministry of Communications.

Follow Internet connectivity in Iraq, as we expect to see continued shutdowns for ongoing exams.
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IQ?from=1747663315&until=1747749715

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OONI @ooni.org · Jun 24

We are a small nonprofit, supporting a large global community. 🐙

Our work in building free tools for exposing Internet censorship worldwide is possible because of donations and the continuous support of our users.

Support us today with a donation: ooni.org/donate/

Illustration with an octopus and text saying: "Donate now to support internet freedom. As a non-profit, we rely on donations from people like you to defend a free and open internet for all"

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

IODA signals show a short-lived recovery in Internet connectivity in Iran ~9:30 PM local time. By ~10:00 PM, Internet connectivity returned back to complete shutdown.

Follow Internet connectivity in Iran in near realtime […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

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IODA @ Georgia Tech @ioda.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 18

Iran is experiencing a near Internet blackout today, starting at ~5:00 PM local time. We see significant drops across networks. Some networks, including MCCI and Rightel appear to be responsive.

Follow connectivity in Iran in near realtime […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

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