# Sustained censorship in EG (2026-08)

**Country:** 🇪🇬 Egypt (EG)
**Date:** 2026-08-03
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** WARNING
**Status:** confirmed

## Summary

OONI detected 4 days of elevated network interference averaging 5.7% anomaly rate.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 67%
- Measurements: 4
- Anomaly Rate: 5.7%

## Evidence

- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 5/5 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-08&until=2026-08-09&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 5/5 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-08&until=2026-08-09&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 10/10 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-08&until=2026-08-09&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI per-ASN: 45/667 anomalous, 1 confirmed on AS13335
  - Observed: 2026-08-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=web_connectivity&probe_asn=AS13335&since=2026-08-08)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 5/5 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-08
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-08&until=2026-08-09&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 2/2 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-07
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-07&until=2026-08-08&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 10/10 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-07
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-07&until=2026-08-08&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 10/10 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-07
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-07&until=2026-08-08&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 6/6 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-07
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-07&until=2026-08-08&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 12/12 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-06&until=2026-08-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 12/14 measurements anomalous (85.7%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-06
  - Confidence: 84%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-06&until=2026-08-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/5 measurements anomalous (80.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-06
  - Confidence: 82%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-06&until=2026-08-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 7/7 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-06&until=2026-08-07&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI per-ASN: 30/500 anomalous, 1 confirmed on AS13335
  - Observed: 2026-08-06
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=web_connectivity&probe_asn=AS13335&since=2026-08-06)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/4 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-05
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-05&until=2026-08-06&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 3/3 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-05
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-05&until=2026-08-06&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 7/7 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-05
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-05&until=2026-08-06&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/4 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-05
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-05&until=2026-08-06&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/4 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-04&until=2026-08-05&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/4 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-04&until=2026-08-05&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 7/8 measurements anomalous (87.5%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-04
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-04&until=2026-08-05&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 6/6 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-04&until=2026-08-05&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI per-ASN: 35/699 anomalous, 1 confirmed on AS13335
  - Observed: 2026-08-04
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=web_connectivity&probe_asn=AS13335&since=2026-08-04)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 7/7 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-03
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-03&until=2026-08-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 6/6 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-03
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-03&until=2026-08-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/4 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-03
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-03&until=2026-08-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 6/6 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-03
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-03&until=2026-08-04&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI per-ASN: 40/800 anomalous, 2 confirmed on AS13335
  - Observed: 2026-08-03
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=web_connectivity&probe_asn=AS13335&since=2026-08-03)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 2/2 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-02
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-02&until=2026-08-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 4/4 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-02
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-02&until=2026-08-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 3/3 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-02
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-02&until=2026-08-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 1/1 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-02
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-02&until=2026-08-03&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 5/5 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-01
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-01&until=2026-08-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 5/5 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-01
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-01&until=2026-08-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 6/6 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-01
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-01&until=2026-08-02&only=anomalies)
- **OONI** (measurement): OONI tor: 9/9 measurements anomalous (100.0%)
  - Observed: 2026-08-01
  - Confidence: 90%
  - [OONI Explorer (independently verifiable)](https://explorer.ooni.org/search?probe_cc=EG&test_name=tor&since=2026-08-01&until=2026-08-02&only=anomalies)

## What we cannot say

- **Who caused it** — measurement data alone does not attribute the interference to any government, ISP, or other actor.
- **Intent** — anomalous or unreachable measurements indicate interference, not a stated motive or a deliberate-vs-incidental determination.
- **Which networks** — no specific ASN/ISP is identified for this incident.
- **The mechanism** — we cannot state whether this was DNS tampering, TLS/SNI reset, HTTP blockpage, throttling, or an infrastructure outage.
- **A confirmed duration** — we report the observation window, not a verified start/stop of any block.
- **Sub-national scope** — measurement is aggregated at the country level; we cannot localize to a province, city, or network segment.
- **Independent corroboration** — this rests on a single source; treat it as a single-source signal, not a multi-source confirmation.

## Data Sources

ooni

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Sustained censorship in EG (2026-08) [EG-2026-1634]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/EG-2026-1634

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-08-10*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: EG-2026-1634*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/EG-2026-1634*