[tor-bugs] #21014 [Metrics/Censorship analysis]: Turkey blocking of direct connections, 2016-12-12

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#21014: Turkey blocking of direct connections, 2016-12-12
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 Reporter:  mrphs                        |          Owner:  metrics-team
     Type:  task                         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/Censorship analysis  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                       |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  censorship block tr Turkey   |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by dcf):

 If what trdpi says is correct, that the firewall is breaking connections
 that are already partly underway, that could account for the seemingly
 increased number of users. Users are counted indirectly by
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-web.git/tree/doc/users-q-and-a.txt
 counting directory requests]. Connections might be getting broken after a
 directory request is sent but before the connection becomes useful. This
 is just a guess. The OONI reports say that bootstrapping failed at 10%,
 which is where you make a directory request, but you can also get to 10%
 even with no connectivity, I believe.

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