Hello,

The OONI team published a report on the blocking of instant messaging apps in Togo last Saturday, amid their 2020 presidential election.

The report is available here: https://ooni.org/post/2020-togo-blocks-instant-messaging-apps/

Thanks to measurements contributed by OONI Probe users (https://ooni.org/install/) in Togo, we found that access to the WhatsApp mobile app, Telegram Web, and Facebook Messenger were blocked on 2 networks (Togo Telecom & Atlantique Telecom) in Togo on election day. They were, however, accessible on the Canalbox network, suggesting that internet censorship varies across networks in Togo.

Warm thanks to OONI Probe users in Togo for contributing measurements and making this study possible!

All the best,

Maria (on behalf of the OONI team).