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citizenlab.ca
Citizen Lab senior researcher Bill Marczak served as a key witness in a UK ruling that ordered Saudi Arabia to pay £3M to Ghanem al-Masarir, a London-based dissident who was targeted with #Pegasus spyware.

Read the ruling: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/kb/2026...
Ghanem Al-Masarir v Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Find Case Law - The National Archives
caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk
February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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defcon.defcon.social.ap.brid.gy
Sorry for the disruption to our #defcon #tor .onion services.

There is a new version of c Tor out, so we are taking the opportunity to upgrade the server OS, related packages, and Tor applications.

Our onion sites and relay servers should be back up in a few hours!
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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flokinet.bluesky.flokinet.social
More voices on why press freedom matters today. Thank you to those who keep accountability alive.

@gijn.org @0xggus.bsky.social

#GIJC2025 #FlokiNET #flokinetinterviews
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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ioda.live
As of 3:30 AM IST, January 27, IODA observed a sharp increase in Active Probing. This signal measures connectivity to the global Internet by pinging devices on Iranian networks and collecting responses in order to label networks as connected.

ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IR?f...
January 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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torproject.org
The easiest ways to run Snowflake is by using Tor Browser, Orbot, or installing the browser add on in your current browser. Extra capacity helps people in Iran stay connected when the network comes back online.
A purple illustration of a snowflake, with white text on dark background saying: Help people bypass censorship, run Snowflake. snowflake.torproject.org.
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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torproject.org
🇮🇷 Update: Brief returns of internet access are driving spikes in Snowflake usage. Please help us run more proxies if you can. ❄️ snowflake.torproject.org
Snowflake
snowflake.torproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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ioda.live
The IODA team completed a comparative analysis of the ongoing Internet shutdown in Iran to shutdowns during Bloody November in 2019, Women Life Freedom Movement in 2022, and the Israel-Iran War in 2025. Please read and reach out with any questions.

ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/reports/a-co...
A Comparative Look at Internet Shutdowns in Iran: 2019, 2022, 2025, and 2026
On January 8th, 2026, the Iranian regime implemented an Internet shutdown amidst national protests. This shutdown is the most sophisticated and most severe in Iran’s history. IODA's longitudinal view ...
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu
January 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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lorax.bsky.social
Bumping this in case anyone has $25 to spare for a Gazan family of six who need school supplies for the kids: chuffed.org/project/1163...
Housing for the Abu Matars
Mohammed Abu Matar is a young father of four. He is also responsible for his parents and brother, who has a disability. As an engineer, Mohammed is trained to solve problems with technology. He founde...
chuffed.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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rettch.bsky.social
Someone somewhere knows what’s in the Epstein files. Time to be a hero and leak them.
January 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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freedom.press
The FBI raided the home of @washingtonpost.com reporter @hannahnatanson.bsky.social this week.

Plus, an update on journalist Seth Harp, who is facing a House subpoena for his reporting.

Watch @trevortimm.bsky.social explain, and subscribe to our newsletter: freedom.press/newsletter
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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flokinet.bluesky.flokinet.social
Are you using the right tools as a journalist?
Gus breaks down the tools that help journalists work smarter, not harder.

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January 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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ioda.live
The Ugandan government has appeared to follow through with a pre-announced Internet shutdown during national elections. IODA data confirms the drop in Internet connectivity.

Follow Internet connectivity in Uganda in near realtime:
ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/UG?f...
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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radar.cloudflare.com
It appears that the expected #Internet shutdown in #Uganda has been implemented in advance of upcoming elections.

A message from UCC_Official said the suspension of services would be effective at 1800 (15:00 UTC). At that time, we saw traffic from Uganda drop, falling 95% in under 30 minutes.
January 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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phoenixrd.bsky.social
We will be at #39C3 and we brought something exciting: Invitation codes for the beta phase of Air, our new secure messenger based on MLS! ✨

Hit us up if you’d like to join the beta with your friends.

You can also follow @air.ms, where we’ll post updates over time.
Invitation cards in front of the ALL CREATURES WELCOME banner AIR • No phone number or email • End-to-end encrypted • No metadata retention • Open-source • Post-quantum secure • Based on Messaging Layer Security (MLS) and open standards • EU-based
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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crimew.gay
NEW BLOG POST: Gbyte leaks gigabytes of data - #FuckStalkerware pt. 8

the tale of a chinese stalkerware service with fully remote android spying, plus an MMO boosting service and patented ToS violations

maia.crimew.gay/posts/fuckst...
a drawing of a tiny maia kitten surrounded by phones with eyes and a big eye with the GByte logo on it in the background
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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altsean.bsky.social
Regular updates on the #Burma #Myanmar Sham election (with sources)
TODAY: noon 28 Dec - noon 29 Dec

Scan the QR code in the poster or click here 📷
ENG: tinyurl.com/yv369k2n
မြန်မာဘာသာ: tinyurl.com/ajhmtsf3

#RejectShamElection
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#justicenotfakepolls
December 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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justiceformyanmar.org
Despite Myanmar junta's terror, the courage of the people of Myanmar remains unbroken. Governments must reject #Myanmar junta's sham election and stop the flow of funds, arms, equipment and aviation fuel that sustains the junta’s terror.

❌Do not fund atrocities

❌#RejectShamElection
Myanmar junta seeks to prosecute hundreds for 'disruption' ahead of elections
Myanmar's junta on Wednesday said it was pursuing charges against more than 200 people for alleged disruption of upcoming elections under new laws banning criticism of upcoming elections, which…
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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reporter-ohne-grenzen.de
The RSF Berlin Fellowship 2026 is open for applications! Journalists from countries with restricted press freedom can apply for a safe stay in #Berlin, digital security training, resilience workshops and networking. It runs from June until November. www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/fellowship-p...
Zu sehen sind ehem. Stipendiat*innen + "RSF Berlin Fellowships - Apply for a safe stay in Berlin, digital security training, resilience workshops and networking!"
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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torproject.org
Community contributions are what power Tor, tune in Wed, Dec 10 at 1700 UTC for day 2 of our State of the Onion to hear directly from @ooni.org, The Guardian Project, @freedom.press, HushLine and more.
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZVk...
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State of the Onion 2025 – Community Day
YouTube video by The Tor Project
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December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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freedom.press
We’re just over $41,000 shy of reaching of our year-end match goal!

Please consider supporting @freedom.press with a tax-deductible gift.

Any donations made before Dec. 31 will be DOUBLED, to $75,000.

freedom.press/donate/
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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torproject.org
We've hit our $250,000 match goal! 🥳

Huge thanks to everyone who donated and to Privacy is Possible for matching every dollar.

Let's keep this momentum going and free the internet! 🚀
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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jayrosen.bsky.social
"Can you do investigative journalism from a position of neutrality?"

Still a tricky subject because if you're not neutral that suggests bias. But if you go where the facts go it doesn't.

From: "Laura Poitras Investigates Seymour Hersh," in Columbia Journalism Preview: www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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eff.org
Phreeli founder Nick Merrill “is somebody who is extremely principled and willing to take a stand for his principles,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @wired.com. “He's careful and thoughtful, but also, at a certain level, kind of fearless.”
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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wired.com
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
wrd.cm
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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jurrevanbergen.nl
🚨 - New report by Haaretz, Inside Story, Inside-IT and Amnesty International release the Intellexa Leaks. Which exposes Intellexa support staff had access through Teamviewer to customer deployments and confirms found IOC's in the past by civil society. 🧵👇
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM