Field Polling and Public Opinion
Open tech and research lab
Breaking digital borders through open technology.
Internet Freedom and Anti-Censorship
Governments do not always shut the internet down completely. More often they slow it, filter it, or reshape traffic routes in ways that rarely make the news. We measure those signals with transparent, auditable methods, build circumvention tools that hold up under deliberate throttling, and publish disruption data in public research rather than closed, hard-to-reach dashboards.
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Built for places where free expression and access are constrained
We produce open tools, careful surveys, and public research so people in closed societies do not have to rely on official numbers alone.
Open tech and research lab
A small independent institute that builds open tools and verifiable research to defend human rights, free expression, and open access to information in closed societies.
Where the network is disrupted
Probes, secure channels, and field tools for places where throttling, shutdowns, and surveillance change what people can say and see.
Iran and MENA first
We prioritize this region for live monitoring, research, and tools, then share methods that travel to other closed networks.
Cybersecurity against real-world attacks
Practical defenses for people and groups under digital pressure: spotting phishing and malware, hardening accounts and devices, and recovering when something gets compromised.
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