Research reports: Blocking of Social Media & Instant Messaging Apps

Among other blocks, the following research reports document the blocking of social media websites and instant messaging apps based on OONI data.

Tanzania: Surge in online LGBTIQ censorship and other targeted blocks

Translations: sw

11 Apr 2024

Senegal: Social media blocks and network outages amid political unrest

1 Aug 2023

Brazil: OONI data on the blocking of Telegram

28 Apr 2023

OONI measurements show ongoing internet censorship in Azerbaijan

28 Feb 2023

How Internet censorship changed in Russia during the 1st year of military conflict in Ukraine

Translations: ru

24 Feb 2023

Ethiopia: Ongoing blocking of social media

15 Feb 2023

Turkey: Throttling and DNS blocking of Twitter following deadly earthquake

15 Feb 2023

iMAP State of Internet Censorship Report 2022 - Myanmar

23 Dec 2022

iMAP State of Internet Censorship Report 2022 - Philippines

23 Dec 2022

Technical multi-stakeholder report on Internet shutdowns: The case of Iran amid autumn 2022 protests

29 Nov 2022

Iran blocks social media, app stores and encrypted DNS amid Mahsa Amini protests

25 Sep 2022

Azerbaijan and Armenia block TikTok amid border clashes

16 Sep 2022

New blocks emerge in Russia amid war in Ukraine: An OONI network measurement analysis

7 Mar 2022

A multi-perspective view of Internet censorship in Myanmar

11 Nov 2021

How countries attempt to block Signal Private Messenger App around the world

21 Oct 2021

Zambia: Social media blocked amid 2021 general elections

24 Aug 2021

Media censorship in Azerbaijan through the lens of network measurement

2 Jul 2021

Myanmar: Data on internet blocks and internet outages following military coup

9 Mar 2021

Uganda: Data on internet blocks and nationwide internet outage amid 2021 general election

22 Jan 2021

Tanzania blocks social media (and Tor?) on election day

28 Oct 2020

Burundi blocks social media amid 2020 general election

21 May 2020

Togo: Instant messaging apps blocked amid 2020 presidential election

25 Feb 2020

Resurgence of Internet Censorship in Ethiopia: Blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, and African Arguments

14 Aug 2019

Ethiopia: From internet blackouts to the blocking of WhatsApp and Telegram

21 Jun 2019

Jordan: Measuring Facebook live-streaming interference during protests

12 Jun 2019

Benin: Social media blocking and Internet blackout amid 2019 elections

30 Apr 2019

From the blocking of Wikipedia to Social Media: Venezuela's Political Crisis

29 Jan 2019

Zimbabwe protests: Social media blocking and internet blackouts

23 Jan 2019

Uganda's Social Media Tax through the lens of network measurements

12 Nov 2018

Mali: Social media disruptions amid 2018 presidential election?

31 Jul 2018

Ethiopia: Verifying the unblocking of websites

29 Jun 2018

Iran Protests: DPI blocking of Instagram (Part 2)

14 Feb 2018

Iran Protests: OONI data confirms censorship events (Part 1)

5 Jan 2018

How Pakistan blocked news outlets, social media sites, and IM apps amidst protests

29 Nov 2017

Internet Censorship in Iran: Network Measurement Findings from 2014-2017

28 Sep 2017

Measuring Internet Censorship in Cuba's ParkNets

28 Aug 2017

Ethiopia: Evidence of social media blocking and internet censorship

14 Dec 2016

How Uganda blocked social media, again

17 May 2016

OONI Data Reveals How WhatsApp Was Blocked (Again) in Brazil

Translations: Portuguese

6 May 2016