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Incident record · Iraq

DNS blocking in IQ: pornhub.com, twitter.com, xvideos.com

Type
censorship
Status
confirmed
Severity
critical
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Source summary

CensoredPlanet Satellite detected DNS blocking for 3 domains

Open incident JSON
Reported anomaly rate
100%

Source-defined signal; not a universal test-failure percentage.

Source measurement count
6

The record’s count can represent aggregate inputs or alerts.

Incident confidence
85%

A source score, not certainty of intentional censorship.

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6 linked records.

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Linked observation dates

6 dated · 0 without a verified timezone
Censored Planet6 linked records
Feb 4, 2026 · 00:00 UTCFeb 8, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Each point is a linked record. Horizontal position shows observation time; stacking separates nearby points. The full records below provide the values. This is not a measured outage-duration chart.

Upstream claims are attributed to their source. Multiple records or source names do not by themselves establish independent corroboration.

Censored Planet6 records · open evidence

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:pornhub.com:2026-02-08

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
85%

Why it is linked: CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes

Domain
pornhub.com
Retrieved
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:10 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 213887,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "IQ",
  "domain": "pornhub.com",
  "domainCategory": "PORN",
  "id": 133203,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.85,
  "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
  "observedAt": "2026-02-08T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T03:10:03.174932Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:pornhub.com:2026-02-08",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:twitter.com:2026-02-08

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
85%

Why it is linked: CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes

Domain
twitter.com
Retrieved
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:10 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 213887,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "IQ",
  "domain": "twitter.com",
  "domainCategory": "GRP",
  "id": 133205,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.85,
  "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
  "observedAt": "2026-02-08T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T03:10:03.174932Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:twitter.com:2026-02-08",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:xvideos.com:2026-02-08

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
85%

Why it is linked: CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes

Domain
xvideos.com
Retrieved
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:10 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 213887,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "IQ",
  "domain": "xvideos.com",
  "domainCategory": "PORN",
  "id": 133207,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.85,
  "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
  "observedAt": "2026-02-08T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T03:10:03.174932Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:xvideos.com:2026-02-08",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:pornhub.com:2026-02-04

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
85%

Why it is linked: CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes

Domain
pornhub.com
Retrieved
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:10 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 198169,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "IQ",
  "domain": "pornhub.com",
  "domainCategory": "PORN",
  "id": 133202,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.85,
  "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
  "observedAt": "2026-02-04T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T03:10:03.174932Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:pornhub.com:2026-02-04",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for pornhub.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:twitter.com:2026-02-04

DNS blocking detected: 4/4 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
85%

Why it is linked: CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes

Domain
twitter.com
Retrieved
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:10 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 198169,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "IQ",
  "domain": "twitter.com",
  "domainCategory": "GRP",
  "id": 133204,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.85,
  "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
  "observedAt": "2026-02-04T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T03:10:03.174932Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:twitter.com:2026-02-04",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 4/4 probes anomalous (100.0%) for twitter.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

dns-blocking · critical

censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:xvideos.com:2026-02-04

DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com

Upstream claim · Censored Planet
Signal value
1
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
90%
Link confidence
85%

Why it is linked: CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes

Domain
xvideos.com
Retrieved
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:10 UTC
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": 198169,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8999999999999999,
  "continent": "Asia",
  "countryCode": "IQ",
  "domain": "xvideos.com",
  "domainCategory": "PORN",
  "id": 133206,
  "kind": "dns-probe",
  "linkConfidence": 0.85,
  "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
  "observedAt": "2026-02-04T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T03:10:03.174932Z",
  "riskTier": 2,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "dns-blocking",
  "signalValue": 1,
  "source": "censoredplanet",
  "sourceRef": "censoredplanet:satellite:IQ:xvideos.com:2026-02-04",
  "sourceUrl": "https://data.censoredplanet.org",
  "unSubregion": "Western Asia",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "DNS blocking detected: 2/2 probes anomalous (100.0%) for xvideos.com",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}
Source-reported corroboration

The source’s corroboration assessment is separate from incident confidence and evidence-link confidence. Inspect its source list, count and description.

{
  "description": "Single source: censoredplanet",
  "evidenceCount": 6,
  "level": "low",
  "score": 0.65,
  "sourceCount": 1,
  "sources": [
    "censoredplanet"
  ]
}

Declared incident sources: Censored Planet.

This record does not list two distinct sources. Treat it as a single-source or uncorroborated record.

Scope and attribution

What the record names.

Methodology

Affected services

Twitter/XX

Incident mechanism

dns-blocking

Individual evidence may carry more specific methods. Those do not automatically describe the entire incident.

Affected domains · 3

Domains named by the source record. Each link opens country-specific OONI measurements; a named domain is not a blanket national-block verdict.

pornhub.comtwitter.comxvideos.com
Networks and evidence attribution

ASNs named by this source record: AS198169 · AS213887.

This aggregate describes fields literally present in linked evidence. It does not identify who caused an event or prove intent.

{
  "asns_attributed": 6,
  "domains_attributed": 6,
  "methods": [
    {
      "evidence_count": 6,
      "method": "dns-blocking"
    }
  ],
  "note": "Aggregated from this incident's linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count.",
  "sources": [
    "censoredplanet"
  ],
  "top_asns": [
    {
      "asn": "AS213887",
      "evidence_count": 3
    },
    {
      "asn": "AS198169",
      "evidence_count": 3
    }
  ],
  "top_domains": [
    {
      "domain": "pornhub.com",
      "evidence_count": 2
    },
    {
      "domain": "twitter.com",
      "evidence_count": 2
    },
    {
      "domain": "xvideos.com",
      "evidence_count": 2
    }
  ]
}
What this record cannot establish

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The country label is an aggregation scope. It is not a census of every network, city or service. Regional or ASN fields belong to their individual source evidence and should not be expanded into a national claim.

The source observation window and evidence timestamps do not prove an exact start and stop of blocking.

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Created
Feb 10, 2026 · 03:22 UTC
Last updated
Mar 3, 2026 · 17:04 UTC
Revision
2
Revision history and original fields

Revision-history array unavailable.

Canonical ID: IQ-2026-0003. Source ID: IQ-2026-0003. Hash ID: 6c3701c65efe.

Additional source duration field: 119.999722 hours. It is retained separately from the minutes field and does not establish a verified event duration.

Complete source JSON
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    "AS198169",
    "AS213887"
  ],
  "affectedDomains": [
    "pornhub.com",
    "twitter.com",
    "xvideos.com"
  ],
  "affectedServices": [
    "Twitter/X",
    "X"
  ],
  "anomalyRate": 1,
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    "domains_attributed": 6,
    "methods": [
      {
        "evidence_count": 6,
        "method": "dns-blocking"
      }
    ],
    "note": "Aggregated from this incident's linked evidence rows — only domains, ASNs, and blocking methods the evidence literally records are shown, with the per-item evidence count.",
    "sources": [
      "censoredplanet"
    ],
    "top_asns": [
      {
        "asn": "AS213887",
        "evidence_count": 3
      },
      {
        "asn": "AS198169",
        "evidence_count": 3
      }
    ],
    "top_domains": [
      {
        "domain": "pornhub.com",
        "evidence_count": 2
      },
      {
        "domain": "twitter.com",
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      },
      {
        "domain": "xvideos.com",
        "evidence_count": 2
      }
    ]
  },
  "confidence": 0.85,
  "corroboration": {
    "description": "Single source: censoredplanet",
    "evidenceCount": 6,
    "level": "low",
    "score": 0.65,
    "sourceCount": 1,
    "sources": [
      "censoredplanet"
    ]
  },
  "country": "IQ",
  "countryName": "Iraq",
  "createdAt": "2026-02-10T03:22:05.490030Z",
  "description": "CensoredPlanet Satellite detected DNS blocking for 3 domains",
  "duration": 7199,
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      "linkReason": "CensoredPlanet Satellite DNS probes",
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  "flag": "🇮🇶",
  "generated_at_utc": "2026-09-20T14:46:45.219677Z",
  "hashId": "6c3701c65efe",
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  "mechanism": "dns-blocking",
  "readableId": "IQ-2026-0003",
  "reportUrl": "https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents/6c3701c65efe/report?format=markdown",
  "revision": 2,
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  "severityGrade": "B",
  "sources": [
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  ],
  "startTime": "2026-02-04T00:00:00Z",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "title": "DNS blocking in IQ: pornhub.com, twitter.com, xvideos.com",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-03T17:04:02.033684Z"
}
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