Censorship

TELEGRAM LATENCY IN BELARUS: HOW THE NATIONAL PROVIDER CONTROLS THE TRAFFICTELEGRAM LATENCY IN BELARUS: HOW THE NATIONAL PROVIDER CONTROLS THE TRAFFIC

TELEGRAM LATENCY IN BELARUS: HOW THE NATIONAL PROVIDER CONTROLS THE TRAFFIC

At the end of October 2020, Qurium received reports from users in Belarus that Telegram service was not working properly.…

5 years ago
HOW OPERATORS USE SANDVINE TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN EGYPTHOW OPERATORS USE SANDVINE TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN EGYPT

HOW OPERATORS USE SANDVINE TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN EGYPT

Researchers at Qurium Media Foundation published a report that provides insight on how Sandvine DPI performs the blocking, and how it can…

5 years ago
HOW DO PROVIDERS IMPLEMENT INTERNET BLOCKING IN BELARUS?HOW DO PROVIDERS IMPLEMENT INTERNET BLOCKING IN BELARUS?

HOW DO PROVIDERS IMPLEMENT INTERNET BLOCKING IN BELARUS?

Researchers at Qurium Media Foundation analyzed the blocking implemented by four different operators in Belarus. September 23, 2020 Qurium analyzes…

5 years ago
INTERNET BLOCKING IN MYANMAR – SECRET BLOCK LIST AND NO MEANS TO APPEALINTERNET BLOCKING IN MYANMAR – SECRET BLOCK LIST AND NO MEANS TO APPEAL

INTERNET BLOCKING IN MYANMAR – SECRET BLOCK LIST AND NO MEANS TO APPEAL

The list of sites blocked in MYANMAR includes many websites that did not fall under the categories adult content or…

5 years ago
Iranian government blocked Wikipedia Farsi due Coronavirus outbreakIranian government blocked Wikipedia Farsi due Coronavirus outbreak

Iranian government blocked Wikipedia Farsi due Coronavirus outbreak

The Coronavirus outbreak is a global emergency, in the last hours Iran is one of the countries with the highest…

5 years ago
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalatesTwitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military…

5 years ago
Russian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communicationRussian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communication

Russian govn blocked Tutanota service in Russia to stop encrypted communication

Tutanota, the popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email software, has been blocked by Russian authorities. The popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota…

5 years ago
Russia’s watchdog Roskomnadzor threatens to fine Twitter and FacebookRussia’s watchdog Roskomnadzor threatens to fine Twitter and Facebook

Russia’s watchdog Roskomnadzor threatens to fine Twitter and Facebook

Russia's Roskomnadzor watchdog wants to fine Facebook and Twitter after they refused to store data of Russian users on servers…

5 years ago
The Russian Government blocked ProtonMail and ProtonVPNThe Russian Government blocked ProtonMail and ProtonVPN

The Russian Government blocked ProtonMail and ProtonVPN

The popular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This…

5 years ago
Chinese police arrested the operator of unauthorized VPN service that made $1.6 million from his activityChinese police arrested the operator of unauthorized VPN service that made $1.6 million from his activity

Chinese police arrested the operator of unauthorized VPN service that made $1.6 million from his activity

Chinese authorities continue operations against unauthorized VPN services that are very popular in the country. China continues to intensify the…

5 years ago