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    Oct 12

    STUDYING ‘STUDY THE GREAT NATION’: A new audit out today analyzing the “Study the Great Nation” app, or Xuexi Qiangguo (学习强国) finds that the app has several concerning privacy-invasive capabilities and features, including "superuser privileges."

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    Oct 31

    Heya internet freedom community. is hiring for 2 new roles, check them out: 1. 2. Reach out if you have any questions!

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    Oct 30

    is hiring! Two new opportunities join the OTF team: Program Manager and Comptroller

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    Oct 30

    This is a great job from !

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    Oct 25

    If your site is blocked anywhere in the world, or if you call out injustices, share state-suppressed resources, or just want more privacy and security for you and your visitors, your next step should be to create an onion address.

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  6. Oct 30

    JOB ALERT OTF is hiring! If you're passionate about advancing worldwide, consider applying or helping us spread the word! We currently have two positions available: 1) Program Manager 2) Comptroller

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    Oct 30

    IODA detected a 1 hour in from ~11:00 PM (UTC) on Oct 29 to ~midnight: We are investigating the cause.

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  8. Oct 30

    "With help from the BBC Online Technology Group, [] prototyped a solution...for the BBC World Service. The BBC has an unusually complex domain name configuration, and the prototype proved that the EOTK [Enterprise Onion Toolkit] could handle this complexity well."

    Why the BBC World Service news website is now available on the Tor network:
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    Oct 28

    OONI's data provides a record of internet accessibility in places around the world where authorities are unlikely to acknowledge they've blocked access.

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  10. Oct 25

    You can read more about "The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism in Egypt," its findings, and access the full report here:

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  11. Oct 25

    Egyptian security authorities surveil online expression through technically unsophisticated strategies such as device seizures, observation of social media platforms, and informant networks, while demonstration events on Facebook are routinely targeted by security authorities.

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  12. Oct 25

    The data also reveals a dramatic increase in cases handled by the State Security Prosecution (SSP), a special body focusing on national security and terrorism cases. Detainees held by the SSP spend long periods in pretrial detention due to the SSP’s unique procedural rules.

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  13. Oct 25

    Egyptian authorities routinely targeted social media activity - especially on - as a basis for detention and arrest. The state relies on provisions such as “joining a banned group,” “spreading false news,” and “misuse of social media” to detain citizens.

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  14. Oct 25

    After compiling a dataset of 333 digital expression violations in Egypt from 2011 until mid-2019, the report found a yearly increase in the number of digital expression violations, with a surge occurring between 2016-mid 2019.

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  15. Oct 25

    In this context, an ICFP fellow sought to assess the Egyptian government’s response to digital expression - specifically by documenting digital expression “violations” (including arrests, acquittals, prison sentences, investigations, fines, lawsuits, and pretrial detentions).

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  16. Oct 25

    Amid a broader crackdown in Egypt, online censorship has increased dramatically, with over 500 websites now blocked. Large-scale phishing attacks are also frequently launched against Egyptian civil society.

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  17. Oct 25

    New research conducted by an OTF Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP) fellow finds a steep upward trend in digital expression violations in , with the crackdown focusing largely on social media activity.

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    Oct 25

    To enable the testing of specific types of websites, we have set up a page which includes OONI buttons: Test the blocking of: Social media News media VPNs Wikipedia Human rights sites Environmental sites LGBTQI sites

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    Oct 24

    Anxhelo Lushka talking about Usability Lab, past contributions to the lab and how projects can request design assistance.

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  20. Oct 23

    . now has a dedicated .onion address! The site is a mirror of the BBC intl. news site, allowing censored users to circumvent blocks and access BBC content more securely via the browser. The URL:

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    Oct 23

    Stoked to have worked with to bring the BBC to the ! Made possible by Here it is:

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