Category: Censorship Circumvention
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Psiphon
Psiphon is a tool that allows users to send and receive data through a secure network while also disguising the type of traffic being transmitted and even where it is coming from. Psiphon technology is designed to be resilient to censorship, including attempts to interfere with Psiphon network traffic directly.
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Second Wind
Developed by the Guardian Project, Second Wind is way to share applications while offline to assist in information distribution, navigation, documentation and more.
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How to Send and Receive Apps Offline
F-Droid allows users to share certain applications even when the Internet has been shut down. This resource outlines how and when to use F-Droid as a tool to bolster communications and advocacy efforts during a crisis.
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Shutdown Communications Methodologies
This quickguide introduces Briar and Bridgefy, two tools that can be used to communicate during a shutdown using SMS and Bluetooth technologies. This guide offers a clear description of concrete steps advocates can take to immediately restore connections even when network fail.
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Ethiopian Resources for Open Access and Digital Safety
Responding directly to the request for easy to share information about circumvention tools during a shutdown, Localization Lab created short GIFs in 4 languages and a video illustrating how to download and use a VPN when you are no longer able to use messaging applications or access content online. They aggregated a number of additional digital security and safety resources and outreach materials localized into Amharic, Oromo, Somali and Tigrinya, available on one easy-to-access page on the Localization Lab site here.
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Internet Shutdowns and medical practitioners/patients (no real name of resource)
This guide, developed by Prince Madziwa with funding from Internews introduces how medical practitioners and patients can utilize available tools to communicate about medical services or needs during partial or complete internet shutdowns.
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How To Bypass Internet Shutdowns
This guide and associated toolkit provide another clear and not heavily technical approach to bypassing internet shutdowns. It includes a useful introduction to shutdowns (based largely on Access Now’s annual report) then dives into the specific steps one can take to connect even during a blackout.
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Understanding and Circumventing Network Censorship
Surveillance Self Defense also includes this more general primer on understanding and circumventing network disruptions, helpful as a starting point for getting to know more about what shutdowns are and how you might begin to respond.
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Choosing the VPN That’s Right for You
As a part of EFF’s Surveillance Self Defense playbook, this guide walks through best practices and recommendations for selecting which VPN is best for you.
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Internet Shutdown Quick Guide to Circumvention Tools
Internews developed this primer that offers an overview of many of the most effective circumvention tools you can use to connect during a shutdown.