Reports

Country Profiles

The most recent results of ONI's testing can be found by exploring our country profiles (also listed to the right). Country profiles offer a synopsis of the findings and conclusions of ONI research into each of the countries. The summaries also provide a basic framework for considering the factors influencing countries’ decision to filter or abstain from filtering the Internet, as well as the impact, relevance, and efficacy of technical filtering in a broader context of Internet censorship.

Case Studies

ONI case studies are in-depth reports of Internet filtering for a selection of countries. The studies include background research on the political and legal context of Internet filtering, a broad identification of the current information technology infrastructure and an analysis of our technical testing results.

Bulletins & Advisories

ONI issues bulletins and advisories to attract attention to recent events and recently-released documents and research concerning Internet filtering.

Internet Watch

Internet Watch reports investigate emerging trends in Internet filtering and control. These occasional reports take a detailed look at events, policies, technologies and countries where filtering and content controls are occurring in new and unexpected ways, or where filtering has been alleged but undetected using conventional ONI testing methodologies. They are designed to test hypotheses, refine monitoring techniques, and report on the cutting edge of the global informational battle space.

Reports

2007

		Bulletin: Pulling the Plug: A Technical Review of the Internet Shutdown in Burma, November 2007
		Internet Watch Report: The 2007 Presidential Election in Nigeria, November 2007

2006

• Case Study: Vietnam, August 2006
• China Tightens Controls on Internet News Content Through Additional Regulations, 6 July 2006
• Internet Watch Report: The Internet and Elections: The 2006 Presidential Election in Belarus (and its implications)", April 2006.

Case Study: Yemen, 2005

• Analysis of China's Non-Commercial Web Site Registration Regulation, 22 February 2006

2005

• Case Study: Tunisia, November 2005
• Case Study: Burma, October 2005
• Case Study: Singapore, August 2005
• Bulletin: Telus Blocks Consumer Access to Labour Union Web Site and Filters an Additional 766 Unrelated Sites, 2 August 2005
• Case Study: China, April 2005 (click here to read this report in Russian)
• Special Report: Election Monitoring in Kyrgyzstan, April 2005.
• Case Study: Bahrain, February 2005
• Case Study: United Arab Emirates, February 2005
• Bulletin: Collateral Blocking: Filtering by South Korean Government of Pro-North Korean, 31 January 2005
• Bulletin: Filtering by Domestic Blog Providers in China, 14 January 2005

Case Study: Iran, 2005

2004

• Case Study: Saudi Arabia, 2004
• Bulletin: Geolocation filtering: georgewbush.com blocked during run-up to election, 27 October 2004
• Bulletin: Google Search & Cache Filtering Behind China's Great Firewall, 30 August 2004
• Bulletin: Probing Chinese search engine filtering, 19 August 2004
• Bulletin: Internet Content Filtering in Iran: Verification of Reported Banned Websites, 13 August 2004
• Bulletin: Internet Content Filtering in India: Variations in Compliance and Accuracy, 27 May 2004
• Advisory: Unintended Risks and Consequences of Circumvention Technologies: The IBB's Anonymizer Service in Iran, 5 May 2004
• Bulletin: OpenNet Initiative: Bulletin 002, 22 March 2004
• Bulletin: OpenNet Initiative: Bulletin 001, 18 March 2004

Previous Work

Under The Berkman Center for Internet & Society

• Jonathan Zittrain and Benjamin Edelman, Documentation of Internet Filtering Worldwide” (2003)
• Jonathan Zittrain and Benjamin Edelman, Empirical Analysis of Internet Filtering in China” (2003)
• Jonathan Zittrain and Benjamin Edelman, Documentation of Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia” (2002)
• Replacement of Google with Alternative Search Systems in China Documentation and Screen Shots” (2002)

Under The Citizen Lab

• Nart Villeneuve, Project C (r. 1.0)

Under Benjamin Edelman

• Benjamin Edelman, Empirical Analysis of Google SafeSearch (2003)
• Benjamin Edelman, Web Sites Sharing IP Addresses: Prevalence and Significance (2003)
• Benjamin Edelman, Sites Blocked by Internet Filtering Programs (2003)