TURKEY BLOCKS

TurkeyBlocks is an independent, non-partisan digital transparency project that monitors wide-scale internet shutdown incidents in Turkey. TurkeyBlocks primarily seeks to identify and validate reports of internet mass-censorship events using a combination of trusted digital forensic methodologies. TurkeyBlocks combines technology research and development, including the deployment of new and existing censorship monitoring tools, alongside journalism, and informational content to help shed light... on network interference which might impact freedom of expression, restrict the free flow of information and international trade or harm democratic processes in Turkey. The Turkey Blocks monitoring network is distributed around key locations in Turkey and provides continual updates on changes to the reachability of essential services and digital infrastructure across the country. Combining data, investigative reporting, and cutting-edge research, the Turkey Blocks project sheds light on intentional and incidental restrictions on online services, key infrastructure, and communications networks that society and industry have come to rely on.More