Censorship

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
Twitter restricted in Turkey after the earthquake amid disinformation fear

Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. The data show that multiple internet providers in Turkey blocked the popular platform as of […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2022
Hacker groups support protestors in Iran using Telegram, Signal and Darkweb

Several hacker groups are assisting protestors in Iran using Telegram, Signal and other tools to bypass government censorship. Check Point Research (CPR) observed multiple hacker groups using Telegram, Signal and the darkweb to support protestors in Iran in bypassing regime censorship. The hackers are sharing tools and tips to bypass censorship, including opening VPN servers, […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2022
Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram

Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. Russia will ban Instagram, the decision was announced by Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor. Officially the Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor explained that the decision is the response of Meta that the posting of information […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2021
Russian internet watchdog Roskomnadzor bans six more VPN services

Russia’s internet watchdog, ‘Roskomnadzor’, has announced the ban of other VPN products, 15 VPN services are now illegal in Russia Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens the control over the Internet and blocked access to six more VPN services. The latest banned services are Betternet, Lantern, X-VPN, Cloudflare WARP, Tachyon VPN, PrivateTunnel. The total number of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2021
Tor Project calls to bring more than 200 obfs4 bridges online by December

The Tor Project offers rewards to users who will set up a Tor server after observing a significant drop in the number of Tor relays and Tor bridges. Bridges are private Tor relays that allow users to circumvent censorship, their role is essential in countries, that block Tor connections such as China, Belarus, Iran, and Kazakhstan. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2021
German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) investigates Chinese mobile phones

German Federal Office for Information Security is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of certain Chinese mobile phones. German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of mobile phones of certain Chinese manufacturers. The investigation was requested by both the SPD politician Jens Zimmermann and the CDU digital politician […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2021
Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor blocks access to 6 VPNs

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens control of its citizens and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), including NordVPN and ExpressVPN. Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens the control over the Internet and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), Hola!VPN, ExpressVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN, Speedify VPN, and IPVanish VPN. Russian communications […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2021
Experts explain how to bypass recent improvement of China’s Great Firewall

Experts from Great Firewall Report analyzed recent upgrades to China’s Great Firewall and revealed that it can be circumvented. Members of the Great Firewall Report group have analyzed the recent improvement implemented for China’s Great Firewall censorship system and revealed that it is possible to bypass it. Last year, the group published a detailed analysis […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 05, 2020
TELEGRAM LATENCY IN BELARUS: HOW THE NATIONAL PROVIDER CONTROLS THE TRAFFIC

At the end of October 2020, Qurium received reports from users in Belarus that Telegram service was not working properly. Although the service was reachable, an increased latency was noted among the users. Beltelecom, the national telecommunications company in Belarus, fully owned by the Government of Belarus and operated by the Ministry of Telecommunications, controls […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2020
HOW OPERATORS USE SANDVINE TO BLOCK INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN EGYPT

Researchers at Qurium Media Foundation published a report that provides insight on how Sandvine DPI performs the blocking, and how it can be detected. Sandvine has during recent years become infamous for its support to Internet repressive regimes, such as Belarus, Azerbaijan, Egypt, where its DPI equipment is used to block independent media and human rights organizations. This […]