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Anti-circumvention tools are universally targeted

Our probe network detects 100% block rate on getlantern.org globally and 23%+ block rates on Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp — the same anti-circumvention toolkit blocked in every restrictive regime.

#circumvention#global#media-freedom

Across the Voidly probe network, certain domains show identical blocking profiles regardless of which restrictive regime you measure from:

  • getlantern.org — 100% blocked across all probe vantage points (the anti-censorship circumvention tool)
  • skype.com — 100% blocked (Microsoft retired Skype globally, but we still measure it for historical baseline)
  • signal.org / messenger.com / whatsapp.com — 23–24% blocked globally
  • tiktok.com — 22% blocked (US state restrictions, India ban, others)
  • washingtonpost.com / aljazeera.com / rferl.org / voanews.com — 15–22% blocked (international news media)
  • expressvpn.com — 9.7% blocked (commercial VPNs)

The toolkit is consistent: news media (especially Western-funded broadcasters), encrypted messaging, VPN providers, and circumvention tools. The actors differ but the methodology converges.

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