Support on OONI: Open Observatory of Network Interference

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User Guide: OONI Run

Last updated: 18th November 2024

Coordinating OONI censorship measurement campaigns

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Last updated: 21st March 2023

Internet censorship around the world often emerges during political events, such as elections or protests. The abrupt emergence of new blocks requires rapid response in terms of measurement, particularly if the blocks are short-lived. Such measurement can help with the collection of data that can potentially serve as evidence of internet censorship, supporting the efforts of journalists, researchers, and human rights defenders challenging the blocks.

Detecting sudden or expected blocks can be achieved through community coordination on censorship measurement.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section aims to address the questions that we are frequently asked by the community.

Translations:

Español, Preguntas frecuentes (FAQ)
العربية, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
فارسی, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Kiswahili, Maswali Yanayoulizwa Mara kwa Mara (MYM)
Русский, Часто задаваемые вопросы
Khmer, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by DigitalHub101
Tiếng Việt, Trang Những Câu Hỏi Thường Gặp
မြန်မာ, မကြာခဏ မေးမြန်းခံရလေ့ရှိသော မေးခွန်းများ

Are there other questions you would like us to address? Please let us know.

GitHub: Updating the Citizen Lab test lists

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This guide is meant for GitHub users and provides information related to updating the Citizen Lab test lists for website censorship testing. If you are not a GitHub user, please refer to our Test Lists Editor.

By contributing to the Citizen Lab test lists, you can support website censorship testing by OONI Probe users around the world.

Before getting started, please refer to our documentation to learn all about test lists.

Interpreting OONI data

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This documentation explains how you can interpret OONI data. It’s primarily intended for researchers interested in investigating internet censorship around the world. Knowledge of some internet basics (i.e how the internet works) is required, though you can also refer to the OONI Glossary for the explanation of relevant terms.

We also recommend referring to the OONI Explorer user guide for accessing OONI data.

OONI data

What is OONI data?

OONI data is open data on internet censorship around the world.

OONI Glossary

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Last updated: 3rd July 2023

This glossary contains brief explanations for terms used in OONI apps, methodologies, and research reports.

Translations:

Español, OONI Glosario
العربية, OONI Glossary
فارسی, OONI Glossary
Kiswahili, OONI Faharasa
Русский, OONI Глоссарий

If you would like to see additional terms in this glossary, please open a pull request or send us an email.

OONI Outreach Kit

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Community engagement is at the heart of OONI’s work, as OONI data on internet censorship depends on people running OONI Probe around the world.

Interested in engaging your communities with OONI censorship measurement?

The OONI Outreach Kit includes materials that you are encouraged to use as part of your OONI community engagement efforts.

The OONI Outreach Kit is translated into Russian, French, Spanish, Swahili, Arabic, Farsi.

OONI Brochures

We provide 2 OONI brochures that include information about using OONI tools and data for investigating internet censorship around the world.

Resources

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User Guide: OONI Explorer

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Last updated: 15th March 2023

OONI Explorer is an open data resource on internet censorship around the world.

This user guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use OONI Explorer to investigate internet censorship worldwide.

What you will get from this guide:

Learn how to use OONI Explorer to:
Discover blocked websites and apps around the world
Access measurement data that can serve as evidence of internet censorship

User Guide: OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI)

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Last updated: 29th August 2022

OONI Probe CLI version: 3.9.2

OONI Probe is free and open source software that you can run to measure internet censorship and other forms of network interference.

This user guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to install and use the OONI Probe Command Line Interface (CLI).

You can run OONI Probe CLI on macOS, Debian/Ubuntu Linux, and on Raspberry Pis.

What you will get from this guide:

User Guide: OONI Probe Desktop App

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Last updated: 25th October 2022

OONI Probe Desktop version: 3.7.0

Access the OONI Probe Desktop user guide in other languages: فارسی, Русский, Deutsch, Türkçe, Tiếng Việt, Português

OONI Probe is a free and open source app that you can use to measure internet censorship and other forms of network interference. This user guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to install, run, and customize your use of the OONI Probe desktop app.

User Guide: OONI Probe Mobile App

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Last updated: 15th April 2025

OONI Probe Mobile version: 5.0.5

Access the user guide in other languages: فارسی, Русский, Deutsch, Türkçe, Tiếng Việt, မြန်မာ

What you will get from this guide:

User Guide: OONI Test Lists Editor

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Last updated: 7th September 2022

The OONI Test Lists Editor enables the public to review and contribute to the lists of websites (“test lists”) that are tested for censorship by OONI Probe users around the world.

This user guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use the Test Lists Editor to review and contribute websites for censorship testing.

Upon reading this guide, we hope you will feel empowered to contribute to test lists!