[ooni-talk] Guinea blocked social media platforms

[Maria Xynou]

Hello,

As of 24th November 2023, OONI data suggests that some ISPs in *Guinea
started blocking access to WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, and YouTube*. The blocks appear to be implemented by means of
TLS interference, and the most recent data suggests that they're ongoing.

OONI data:

** Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram: *
https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?probe_cc=GN&since=2023-11-01&until=2023-11-28&time_grain=day&axis_x=measurement_start_day&axis_y=domain&test_name=web_connectivity&domain=twitter.com%2Cwww.facebook.com%2Cwww.instagram.com%2Cwww.youtube.com

** WhatsApp:*
https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?probe_cc=GN&since=2023-11-01&until=2023-11-28&time_grain=day&axis_x=measurement_start_day&test_name=whatsapp

** Telegram:*
https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?probe_cc=GN&since=2023-11-01&until=2023-11-28&time_grain=day&axis_x=measurement_start_day&test_name=telegram

The blocking of YouTube is further suggested by Google traffic data, which
shows a drop in YouTube traffic originating from Guinea over the last days:
https://transparencyreport.google.com/traffic/overview?hl=en&fraction_traffic=start:1698710400000;end:1701129599999;product:21;region:GN&lu=fraction_traffic

If you're in Guinea, you can contribute measurements by running OONI Probe:
https://ooni.org/install/

In this case, please ensure your VPN is turned off when running OONI Probe
to help contribute more accurate measurements (https://ooni.org/about/risks
).

We thank all those in Guinea who have contributed measurements! <3

~ OONI team.
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