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Circumvention Tech

Explore 35 projects in the Circumvention Tech category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

35 projects

OONI Explorer

OONI Explorer is an open data resource on internet censorship around the world.

2012

WhatsApp Proxy feature

What this means is we’re putting the power into people’s hands to maintain access to WhatsApp if their connection is blocked or disrupted.

Menlo Park, California, United States
2023
WhatsApp

Breakout program

The Breakout Program is a $250,000 seed funding initiative launched by eQualitie to support innovations in digital communication that can withstand network shutdowns and censorship of global connectivity.

Canada
2024
free speech

Snowflake

Bypass censorship by disguising web traffic. A feature in Tor Browser, Onion Browser, and Orbot.

free speech

Outline VPN offered in Zimbabwe

CITE in Zimbabwe and Code for Africa have partnered to make Outline from Jigsaw available to news organisations and CSOs. It means VPN can be rolled out on their own servers to connect to the internet and keep communication private and safe.

Zimbabwe

Censor Tracker

Расширение для обхода блокировок и выявления сайтов, которые следят за вами. Мы не зарабатываем на наших пользователях и не заглядываем в ваш трафик. Установить в Chrome Установить в Firefox

Russia
free speech, extensions

North Korea Information Technology Incubator (NKITI)

Created by NetFreedom Pioneers, the NKITI is designed to lower the entry barriers for technical individuals and organizations seeking to develop new information access solutions for the DPRK, and to serve as a launchpad for a new wave of technology-driven and DPRK-focused organizations.

California
2024

DRAPAC VPN Bot

This bot offers an interface for requesting and accessing VPN support via Telegram and WhatsApp.

Telegram, WhatsApp

Bloqueios.info

Esta é uma plataforma de monitoramento de casos que levaram, puderam levar ou podem levar a bloqueios de aplicações de Internet no Brasil. Aqui se encontram materiais originais e análises, em português e inglês, de casos envolvendo bloqueios no país.

Brazil
free speech