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Only a limited amount of information is coming out of #Myanmar following the heavy #earthquake. Publicly available measurement data from @radar.cloudflare.com shows a significant drop in internet traffic in the country. This indicates that parts of the infrastructure has been destroyed.

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There is not much information from #Myanmar after the #earthquake with the epicenter near the 2nd largest city, Mandalay. The internet is partly disrupted. This is shown by data from @ioda.live, @radar.cloudflare.com, e.g. from the provider MPT. Internet restrictions makes it harder to report.

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In den Koalitionsverhandlungen fordert die Union, das #Informationsfreiheitsgesetz abzuschaffen. Verhandlungsführer bei diesem Thema ist ausgerechnet Philipp Amthor. Durch das besagte Gesetz wurden Dokumente von Amthors Augustus-Intelligence-Skandal öffentlich. #IFG netzpolitik.org/2025/koaliti...

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Of course, @signal.org is secure, even if you join a chat from a 🇷🇺 network, because it has a proofed end-to-end-encryption. Interesting that the US Gov is using Signal. It was founded with the support of the @opentechfund.bsky.social. One of the USAGM organizations whose funding Trump has frozen.

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🚨NEW REPORT: first forensic confirmation of #Paragon mercenary spyware infections in #Italy... Known targets: Activists & journalists. We also found deployments around the world. Including ... #Canada? And a lot more... Thread on our @citizenlab.ca investigation 1/ citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-fi...

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@opentechfund.bsky.social President: Once we lose a user from one of our VPNs, particularly in China, it is almost impossible to get them back. This has clear consequences for any future U.S. government effort to reach people behind authoritarian firewalls. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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#Turkey starts blocking platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and X. Data from @ooni.org indicates that the first internet providers (not all!) in the country are implementing the blocking at around 5 a.m. today. The mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoğlu, was arrested in Turkey today.

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Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa tells us about losing democracy

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"European Parliament urges lawmakers to only use encrypted messages after China hacks" www.politico.eu/article/euro...

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Da bin ich auf jeden Fall dabei. weact.campact.de/petitions/sa...

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Investigating the latest subsea cable cut in the Baltic (h/t @auonsson.bsky.social) Based on BGP, appears that Latvian State Radio and Television Centre's cable (AS8194) cable was cut at 00:45 UTC (2:45am local) on Sunday morning when it lost transit from Arelion. www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas...

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President Trump picks Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III — who wrote a letter on behalf of his son, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted law enforcement during the Capitol riot — to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

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🚨 Tiktok went offline in the US last night at 03:30 UTC (10:30pm ET) 🚨 Graphic based on @kentik.bsky.social aggregate traffic stats. #tiktokban

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#TikTok has now disappeared from the US Appstore. This is shown by data from applecensorship.com. The deadline for TikTok to hand over its business to a US company expired today.

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Meine Meinung: Big Tech stärker regulieren, für mehr Vielfalt im Internet sorgen und redaktionellen Medien somit eine Chance zum Überleben geben. Aktuell bedeutet dies eine klare Konfrontation mit der neuen US Regierung. Ein tolles Interview zu dem wichtigsten Thema 2025. www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...

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#Russland: Die ukrainische Organisation Detector Media analysiert die Kreml-Propaganda mit der die Invasion der #Ukraine gerechtfertigt wird. Direktorin Halyna Petrenko erklärt Russlands Desinformationsstrategie und identifiziert die Drahtzieher. rsf.org/en/exclusive...

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Apple acknowledges that Siri unintentionally recorded private conversations "The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items" arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

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Net neutrality on the way out? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/t... #netneutrality #internet

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Most media in Russia are blocked via the Internet. dw.com has been blocked since March 2022. YouTube was still accessible and people in 🇷🇺 used it. Since 18 December, YouTube has hardly been accessible 🇷🇺 either. This is shown by data from ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu.

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Im Jahr 2025 müssen dringend entsprechende Weichen zur Regulierung von BigTech gestellt werden! www.heise.de/news/Spotify...

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Broad interview (thanks to Deutsche Welle), where I was allowed to explore what’s wrong with China’s economy, where it has chalked up successes, and what the govt is or isn’t doing to bring about closure. Beijing is focused mainly on cyclical and supply, not systemic and demand youtu.be/xtJZd1dWq2I

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My latest collaboration with the NYT is finally out! (it’s been months in the making) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Die Webseite Apple Censorship gibt euch einen Überblick über die weltweite Zensur im Appstore. Apple löscht seit vielen Jahren Apps aus dem Store in China und seit ein paar Wochen auch in Russland. Darunter VPN Tools und Apps westlicher Medienorganisationen. applecensorship.com/app-store-mo...

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Use @torproject.org or Psiphon to circumvent online censorship. Deutsche Welle is blocked in Iran, China, Russia, Belarus and Turkey. youtu.be/tUaxyP3Yg50?...

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Finally had some time to dig into the subsea cable cuts in the Baltic Sea that have gotten a lot of attention lately. Due to the rich fabric of connectivity in the region, the loss of the two cables caused minimal disruption. However, here are some subtle BGP impacts I was able to identify. 🧵

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Bluesky trends in Google search requests, but you can see also a real usage of Bluesky in the increasing traffic.

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Follow @eldomador.bsky.social for all updates about the detected fault in the submarine cable between Finland and Germany

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Gibt es hier Apple User? Warum arbeitet Apple mit der russischen Zensurbehörde Roskomnadzor zusammen? Seit gestern werden Podcasts der BBC aus dem russischen iTunes entfernt. Zuvor wurde die App von RFE/RL (USA) entfernt. Davor wurden zahlreiche VPN Apps von Apple gelöscht. meduza.io/news/2024/11...

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Wenn ein Land X abschaltet... Die Menschen suchen zuerst nach Möglichkeiten die Blockierung zu umgehen. Im zweiten Schritt suchen sie nach Alternativen und landen zum Beispiel bei #bluesky #brazil

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X (vormals Twitter) wird in #Brasilien seit heute (etwa 3:00 UTC) geblockt. Das zeigen Daten von OONI.org Nicht alles ISPs haben die Anweisung scheinbar bisher umgesetzt.

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Turkey blocks Instagram! www.ooni.org

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#YouTube one of the last accessible western platforms in #Russia will be throttled/restriced. No confirmation yet. meduza.io/en/news/2024...

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Why Apple bans VPN Apps in Russia from the Appstore? Since a week, there are more than 25 VPN-Apps removed applecensorship.com/app-store-mo.... Due to the sanctions, Apple is also not allowed to do business in #Russia. For many russians, VPNs are the only way to get unbiased informations.

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A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers may have tried to break into their iPhones, officials under Prime Minister Narendra Modi promptly took action — against Apple.

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Turkey has started to block 16 VPN providers. Since 2022 international media websites, such as Deutsche Welle, are blocked in 🇹🇷. But also social media platforms were temporary blocked. VPN tools are helping to circumvent these blockings. www.dw.com/tr/t%C3%BCrk...

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New OONI feature! Check out the new findings platform about recent internet censorship events: explorer.ooni.org/findings

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Ukraine & the Baltics are boycotting but Baerbock & Blinken have landed - Here in North Macedonia for high-stakes meeting of the OSCE, which has been teetering on brink of collapse - Ukraine/Baltic counterparts staying away in protest at attendance of Russia’s Sergei Lavrov

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www.politico.eu/article/west...

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🇨🇳🇩🇪 Dies ist ein ziemlicher Knaller: #China schafft die Visum-Pflicht u.a. für deutsche Staatsbürger ab - wenn die Reise nicht länger als 15 Tage dauert. Gültig ab 1. Dez, zunächst für ein Jahr. Hintergrund ist die Wirtschaftskrise in #China.

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Who is actually funding the Tor Project?Deutsche Welle has been operating its own website as an "onion service" on the Tor network since 2019. here are many preconceptions and myths about the Tor Project. However, there is a regular Transparency Report on funding. blog.torproject.org/transparency...

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Woher weiß man eigentlich ob Webseiten in einem bestimmten Land gesperrt sind? Insbesondere Nachrichtenanbieter wie die BBC oder die Deutsche Welle, werden in autoritären Staaten technisch blockiert. Die News Media Scan App hilft Zensur zu dokumentieren. www.publicmediaalliance.org/blocked-or-n...

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Hello World, hello Bluesky! Let's talk about Internet Freedom, Splinternet, Platform Regulation, E2EE, Freedom of the Press, Safety for Journalists and a lot more...

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