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  1. mitxela · · focus · HN ↗
    There's a pretty bad bias problem here because the probe app scans domains that are frequently blocked in dictatorships, but doesn't scan domains that are frequently blocked in "democracies", like Anna's Archive. Then it ends up looking like the dictatorship countries have all the censorship.
    1. averysmallbird · · focus · HN ↗
      Scare quoting democracies is probably telling, but OONI absolutely does test content blocked in Western countries. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;explorer.ooni.org&#x2F;domain&#x2F;annas-archive.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;explorer.ooni.org&#x2F;domain&#x2F;annas-archive.org
      1. vlyan · · focus · HN ↗
        scare quoting &quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;democracies&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot; is perfectly acceptable when it couldn&#x27;t be more obvious that those so-called democracies do anything but represent the will of their peoples. do you know anyone who&#x27;d voted for having to scan their face to access verboten webseites? to have encryption backdoors in their messengers? to have state-mandated spyware preinstalled on their phones?
        1. zaik · · focus · HN ↗
          Yes, I do know people who voted for the party that pushes things like this in my country.
          1. nephihaha · · focus · HN ↗
            In the UK, both of the main parties push internet censorship. As do the third party and the SNP.
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