[tor-bugs] #25137 [Obfuscation/Censorship analysis]: Tor blocked in UAE

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#25137: Tor blocked in UAE
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 Reporter:  mwolfe                           |          Owner:  dcf
     Type:  task                             |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium                           |      Milestone:
Component:  Obfuscation/Censorship analysis  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                           |     Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  censorship block ae              |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                                   |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by dcf):

 Replying to [comment:35 mwolfe]:
 > On 14 Mar 2018, I found that Tor 8.a could connect in the UAE without a
 bridge. On 15 Mar 2018 sometime between 11 am - 1 pm GST, Tor without a
 bridge could not even load, and only loads with Meek or Snowflake. So
 whatever Tor 8.a did that managed to get around the block without a bridge
 got fixed. But Meek and Snowflake still work.
 >
 > Many thanks for keeping Tor going.

 Thanks for the info.

 OONI has a test that would tell us which, if any, of the directory
 authorities are blocked. Unfortunately, there are not very many results
 from the UAE. Only 27 since September 2017, and only 1 so far this year.
 https://api.ooni.io/api/v1/files?probe_cc=AE&since=2017-09-01&test_name=tcp_connect

 If it's safe for you to do so, you could install OONI on your computer or
 phone. The only tests you have to run are vanilla_tor and
 tor_bridge_reachability (might be called tcp_connect, I'm not sure how it
 appears in the interface). I can't promise to analyze the results soon,
 but they may turn out to be handy to have.
 https://ooni.torproject.org/install/

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