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❗️Yesterday, #Gabon started blocking access to social media platforms
We just published a report documenting the blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube in Gabon based on OONI data: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/340845567300
OONI data suggests that the blocks are implemented by means of DNS interference, as DNS queries return NXDOMAIN errors.
We thank community members in Gabon for contributing measurements 🙏
Huge thanks to everyone who donated to OONI! ♥️
As part of our 2025 end-of-year fundraising campaign, we raised €45,108. We are deeply grateful for each and every contribution. 🙏
Your support means a great deal to us, and helps us continue providing free software tools and open data in defense of a free and open internet. 🐙
Thanks a million for your trust and support! ♥️
🎉 Today marks 9 years since we launched the OONI Probe Mobile App!
Its launch led to a major increase in global OONI measurement coverage 🐙✨
Warm thanks to everyone running OONI Probe and contributing to the world’s largest open dataset on internet censorship 🙏❤️
https://ooni.org/install/mobile
#ooni #censorship #ooniprobe #launch #anniversary #opensource #opendata
We’ve been building an Anonymous Credentials system to strengthen trust in OONI data 💪
Today we’re sharing details of the system 👇
https://ooni.org/post/2025-announcing-ooni-new-anonymous-credential-system/
Feedback welcome, especially from cryptographers & implementers 🙌
‼️ Last week, #Uganda experienced an internet shutdown during its 2026 general elections.
After 5 days, internet access was restored -- but major social media and messaging platforms remained blocked.
OONI data shows the blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X in Uganda over the past week.
Learn more in our latest report: https://explorer.ooni.org/findings/352623460000 🐙✨
Iran's shutdown is now 15 days and counting. Small amounts of service have been restored in recent days.
#DigitalBlackoutIran #IranRevoIution2026
State telecom TIC (A49666) re-established many of its lost connections with outside providers, such as GBI (AS200612) at 22:02 UTC on Jan-22.
The IODA team completed a comparative analysis of the ongoing Internet shutdown in Iran to shutdowns during Bloody November in 2019, Women Life Freedom Movement in 2022, and the Israel-Iran War in 2025. Please read and reach out with any questions.
On January 8th, 2026, the Iranian regime implemented an Internet shutdown amidst national protests. This shutdown is the most sophisticated and most severe in Iran’s history. IODA's longitudinal view of global Internet connectivity provides insight into the Iranian regime’s developing sophistication in controlling information and shutting down the
It's been a big year protecting an Open Internet.
In 2025 we collected 566M msmts from 214 CCs in 10k nets
As the Internet is increasingly fragmented, transparency is ever more essential.
Thank you for helping us build the world's largest Open dataset on Network Interference❣️
It's 13 yrs since our 1st Myanmar measurement (Dec 5, 2012) on AS18399 📊
🔗 https://explorer.ooni.org/m/01201212058caa1e07f407aa96c4e33a12c056e2
As #Myanmar elections start tomorrow, we recommit to documenting #NetInterference globally.
Doug Madory
IODA @ Georgia Tech