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Open dataset measures internet censorship
The gist
OONI's open dataset invites volunteers to measure internet censorship in 130 countries.
It matters because censorship measurement underpins transparency and resilience research.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026Tech Insider publishes an explainer on internet censorship, citing Freedom House's Freedom on the Net 2025 report, which found global internet freedom declined for the 15th consecutive year.
- Sep 16, 2026Voidly's Global Censorship Map is described as a real-time visualization of internet censorship worldwide covering 130 countries, aggregated from 5 upstream measurement sources including the OONI dataset.
- Sep 18, 2026A post states researchers are exploring how to use open-source AI models and datasets as a low-cost way to rapidly improve capabilities, in the context of making internet access more resilient for people living under censorship.