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221 points · 162 comments · Bluestein

  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. majorchord · · focus · HN ↗
        Funny how people block Anna&#x27;s Archive but never archive.org, which houses the largest centralized collection of warez on the planet. Usenet might have more but it is replicated across the globe.
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