As part of an upcoming research report on internet censorship in Russia, we would like to examine the following questions based on OONI data:
1) Which news media websites are blocked in Russia?
2) Which techniques do ISPs in Russia use to implement the blocks? How does the blocking of websites vary across ISPs in Russia?
Data analysis requirements
Below I share the data analysis requirements in support of this research. The deadline for this data analysis is 30th September 2024.
Country code: RU
Date range of analysis: 1st September 2023 - 1st September 2024 (1 year)
Analyzed OONI measurements: Web Connectivity
Citizen Lab category codes (as part of Web Connectivity analysis): NEWS
Please analyze OONI measurements collected from Russia between 1st September 2023 - 1st September 2024 (1 year), while limiting the analysis to the NEWS category code of Web Connectivity measurements.
Based on this analysis, generate charts which display:
Domains that presented signs of blocking during the analysis period (while excluding domains that received very limited measurement coverage and a low volume of anomalies);
Given that Russia is blocking numerous news media charts, I anticipate that we will need multiple charts to show all the blocked domains.
It would also be useful to have a CSV with the list of blocked news media domains (along with links to relevant measurements) so that we can link to this CSV through the report.
Given that censorship techniques vary from ISP to ISP in Russia, please also generate charts which display:
ASNs that received the largest measurement coverage (based on the NEWS category);
As part of an upcoming research report on internet censorship in Russia, we would like to examine the following questions based on OONI data:
1) Which news media websites are blocked in Russia? 2) Which techniques do ISPs in Russia use to implement the blocks? How does the blocking of websites vary across ISPs in Russia?
Data analysis requirements
Below I share the data analysis requirements in support of this research. The deadline for this data analysis is 30th September 2024.
NEWSPlease analyze OONI measurements collected from Russia between 1st September 2023 - 1st September 2024 (1 year), while limiting the analysis to the
NEWScategory code of Web Connectivity measurements.Based on this analysis, generate charts which display:
ok,tls.timeout,tls.connection_reset,dns.nxdomain, etc.).Such charts would be similar to this: https://ooni.org/post/2024-tanzania-lgbtiq-censorship-and-other-targeted-blocks/images/image6.png (enabling us to gain a bids-eye-view of failure types and censorship techniques)
Given that Russia is blocking numerous news media charts, I anticipate that we will need multiple charts to show all the blocked domains.
It would also be useful to have a CSV with the list of blocked news media domains (along with links to relevant measurements) so that we can link to this CSV through the report.
Given that censorship techniques vary from ISP to ISP in Russia, please also generate charts which display:
NEWScategory);ok,tls.timeout,tls.connection_reset,dns.nxdomain, etc.).Such charts would be similar to this: https://ooni.org/post/2024-tanzania-lgbtiq-censorship-and-other-targeted-blocks/images/image13.png (but applied to a category code, as opposed to a domain)
Note: We have previously published the following OONI reports on Russia: https://ooni.org/post/2023-russia-a-year-after-the-conflict/ https://ooni.org/post/2022-russia-blocks-amid-ru-ua-conflict/ https://ooni.org/post/2021-russia-blocks-tor/