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Incident record · Uganda

Election shutdown

Type
censorship
Status
confirmed
Severity
critical
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Source summary

OONI detected censorship pattern in Uganda. Election shutdown. Anomaly rate: 13.7%

Open incident JSON
Reported anomaly rate
16%

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

Source measurement count
6,050

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Incident confidence
95%

A source score, not certainty of intentional censorship.

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7 linked records.

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Linked observation dates

7 dated · 0 without a verified timezone
OONI7 linked records
Jan 20, 2021 · 00:00 UTCFeb 10, 2021 · 00:00 UTC

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

OONI7 records · open evidence

block · normal

ooni:daily:UG:2021-02-10

Election shutdown

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.130357
Signal baseline
0.03
Evidence confidence
95%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI web connectivity measurements

Retrieved
2026-02-06 14:41:59.658666 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
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  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 9896,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI web connectivity measurements",
  "observedAt": "2021-02-10T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-06T14:41:59.658666",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 0.03,
  "signalLevel": "normal",
  "signalType": "block",
  "signalValue": 0.13035714285714287,
  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "ooni:daily:UG:2021-02-10",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=UG&since=2021-02-10&until=2021-02-11",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamClaim": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

block · critical

ooni:daily:UG:2021-02-03

Election shutdown

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.160305
Signal baseline
0.03
Evidence confidence
73.3%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI measurement during known incident period

Retrieved
2026-02-06 14:41:59.658666 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
{
  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.73275,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 9895,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI measurement during known incident period",
  "observedAt": "2021-02-03T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-06T14:41:59.658666",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 0.03,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "block",
  "signalValue": 0.16030534351145037,
  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "ooni:daily:UG:2021-02-03",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=UG&since=2021-02-03&until=2021-02-04",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamClaim": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

interference · warning

98bd9a6c7b3ae4bd

Web connectivity anomalies detected. 131 measurements with 16.0% anomaly rate.

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.160305
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
36%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI measurement during known incident period

Retrieved
2026-02-10 01:11:40.013648 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
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  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.3603053435114504,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 105309,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI measurement during known incident period",
  "observedAt": "2021-02-03T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T01:11:40.013648",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "warning",
  "signalType": "interference",
  "signalValue": 0.16030534351145037,
  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "98bd9a6c7b3ae4bd",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?since=2021-02-03&until=2021-02-04&probe_cc=UG&test_name=web_connectivity&only=anomalies",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "Web connectivity anomalies detected. 131 measurements with 16.0% anomaly rate.",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

block · critical

ooni:daily:UG:2021-01-23

Election shutdown

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.136897
Signal baseline
0.03
Evidence confidence
89.2%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI measurement during known incident period

Retrieved
2026-02-06 14:41:59.658666 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
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  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.8917499999999999,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 9894,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI measurement during known incident period",
  "observedAt": "2021-01-23T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-06T14:41:59.658666",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 0.03,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "block",
  "signalValue": 0.13689700130378096,
  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "ooni:daily:UG:2021-01-23",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=UG&since=2021-01-23&until=2021-01-24",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamClaim": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

interference · warning

7397228f4bdd6117

Web connectivity anomalies detected. 767 measurements with 13.7% anomaly rate.

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.136897
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
33.7%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI measurement during known incident period

Retrieved
2026-02-10 01:11:40.013648 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
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  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.336897001303781,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 105308,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI measurement during known incident period",
  "observedAt": "2021-01-23T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T01:11:40.013648",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "warning",
  "signalType": "interference",
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  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "7397228f4bdd6117",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?since=2021-01-23&until=2021-01-24&probe_cc=UG&test_name=web_connectivity&only=anomalies",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "Web connectivity anomalies detected. 767 measurements with 13.7% anomaly rate.",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

block · critical

ooni:daily:UG:2021-01-20

Election shutdown

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.137153
Signal baseline
0.03
Evidence confidence
95%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI measurement during known incident period

Retrieved
2026-02-06 14:41:59.658666 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
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  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": null,
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 9893,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI measurement during known incident period",
  "observedAt": "2021-01-20T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-06T14:41:59.658666",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": 0.03,
  "signalLevel": "critical",
  "signalType": "block",
  "signalValue": 0.1371527777777778,
  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "ooni:daily:UG:2021-01-20",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=UG&since=2021-01-20&until=2021-01-21",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamClaim": "Election shutdown",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}

interference · warning

5f09da817d85f5b9

Web connectivity anomalies detected. 4032 measurements with 13.7% anomaly rate.

Upstream claim · OONI
Signal value
0.137153
Signal baseline
Unavailable
Evidence confidence
33.7%
Link confidence
90%

Why it is linked: OONI measurement during known incident period

Blocking method
http-403
Retrieved
2026-02-10 01:11:40.013648 · timezone unspecified
Open upstream source
Complete evidence record
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  "asn": null,
  "blockingMethod": "http-403",
  "confidence": 0.3371527777777778,
  "continent": "Africa",
  "countryCode": "UG",
  "domain": null,
  "domainCategory": null,
  "id": 105307,
  "kind": "measurement",
  "linkConfidence": 0.9,
  "linkReason": "OONI measurement during known incident period",
  "observedAt": "2021-01-20T00:00:00Z",
  "probeNodeId": null,
  "regionCode": null,
  "retrievedAt": "2026-02-10T01:11:40.013648",
  "riskTier": 3,
  "signalBaseline": null,
  "signalLevel": "warning",
  "signalType": "interference",
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  "source": "ooni",
  "sourceRef": "5f09da817d85f5b9",
  "sourceUrl": "https://explorer.ooni.org/search?since=2021-01-20&until=2021-01-21&probe_cc=UG&test_name=web_connectivity&only=anomalies",
  "unSubregion": "Eastern Africa",
  "upstreamCause": null,
  "upstreamClaim": "Web connectivity anomalies detected. 4032 measurements with 13.7% anomaly rate.",
  "upstreamSeverity": null
}
Source-reported corroboration

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{
  "description": "Single source: ooni",
  "evidenceCount": 7,
  "level": "low",
  "score": 0.65,
  "sourceCount": 1,
  "sources": [
    "ooni"
  ]
}

Declared incident sources: OONI.

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Scope and attribution

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Methodology

Affected services

No services named.

Incident mechanism

No mechanism specified at the incident level.

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Affected domains · 0

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

No domains named.

Networks and evidence attribution

ASNs named by this source record: None listed.

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  ],
  "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. No per-domain/per-ASN attribution is present in the linked evidence for this incident (e.g. country/ASN-level outage signals).",
  "sources": [
    "ooni"
  ],
  "top_asns": [],
  "top_domains": []
}
What this record cannot establish

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Created
2026-02-06 14:41:59.711235 · timezone unspecified
Last updated
Mar 3, 2026 · 17:04 UTC
Revision
2
Revision history and original fields

Revision-history array unavailable.

Canonical ID: UG-2021-0001. Source ID: UG-2021-0001. Hash ID: c065a5856f8d.

Additional source duration field: 695.999722 hours. It is retained separately from the minutes field and does not establish a verified event duration.

Complete source JSON
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  "readableId": "UG-2021-0001",
  "reportUrl": "https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents/c065a5856f8d/report?format=markdown",
  "revision": 2,
  "severity": "critical",
  "severityGrade": "A",
  "sources": [
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  "startTime": "2021-01-13T00:00:00Z",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "title": "Election shutdown",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-03T17:04:02.033684Z"
}
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