Internet shutdowns

Tools and initiatives tracking, resisting, or mitigating government-imposed internet shutdowns

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OONI Explorer
explorer.ooni.org

OONI Explorer

OONI Explorer is an open data resource on internet censorship around the world.

since 2012
Civic data, Open internet, Circumvention tech
OONI Probe (app)
ooni.org/post/2025-launch-ooniprobe-multiplatform-app

OONI Probe (app)

OONI Probe is a free and open source tool to help measure internet censorship.

since 2012
Circumvention tech, Digital security and privacy, Crowdsourcing
apps
Breakout program
splintercon.net/breakout

Breakout program

The Breakout Program is a $250,000 seed funding initiative launched by eQualitie to support innovations in digital communication that can withstand network shutdowns and censorship of global connectiv...

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2024
Get funding, Funders & donors, Connectivity
free speech
OONI Probe
ooni.org/install

OONI Probe

Global community measuring Internet censorship since 2012

Adjacent Fields, Circumvention tech, Digital security and privacy
apps, free speech
The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST)
web.archive.org/web/20220519153911/https://netblocks.org/cost

The Cost of Shutdown Tool (COST)

a data-driven online tool that to allows us to quickly and easily estimate the economic cost of Internet disruptions

Pakistan 🇵🇰
Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Foundational layers
The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
ooni.org

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of internet censorship around the world. You can ru...

since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Circumvention tech, Digital security and privacy
free speech
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