GoKawiilOONI Probe App Lets Users Crowdsource Global Internet Censorship Data
OONI distributes a free tool called OONI Probe that individuals can run to test whether websites and services are being blocked or throttled on their network. Results are automatically published in near real-time, feeding into what OONI describes as the world's largest open dataset on internet censorship.
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Centralized censorship monitoring is difficult because governments and ISPs rarely disclose blocking practices, so crowdsourced measurement fills a critical transparency gap. This kind of open data helps researchers, journalists, and rights groups document restrictions and hold authorities accountable.
- OONI Probe lets anyone test their network for signs of censorship
- Test results are published automatically and near real-time
- The data contributes to the largest open dataset tracking global internet censorship
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