Dear Farah, Thank you for your message. We have been following recent news from Bangladesh, including internet disruptions. As you noted, the Wikimedia Foundation is a member of the KeepItOn Coalition <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/keepiton/>, which is a group of like-minded organizations that collectively work towards protecting freedom of expression - among other human rights - by tracking and advocating against internet shutdowns and sharing important information and data in near-real time as it becomes available.
Our own data confirmed that traffic to Wikimedia projects drastically declined during the period of the reported shutdown, with a 99.8% drop in page views as compared to the previous week. However, traffic to the Wikimedia projects appears to have returned to near-normal levels as of 01:00 UTC on 24 July and the traffic pattern since then shows a steady upward trend. Foundation staff have also been in touch with some Wikimedians to check on their safety and we have seen messages from others on community channels. The Foundation will continue to monitor events in Bangladesh in the coming days and remain in contact with our volunteers. As the situation evolves, we are resharing this guide to internet outages <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/25/the-internet-outages-guide/> and other digital security resources <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Human_Rights/Digital_Security_Resources>. Volunteers experiencing safety threats can reach out to [email protected]. Please do what is needed to remain safe. Thank you, Ricky Gaines Human Rights Policy & Advocacy Lead Wikimedia Foundation
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