The Global Censorship Intelligence Network
Voidly is a censorship research network operated by Ai Analytics LLC that aggregates, classifies, and publishes global internet censorship data. We combine measurements from OONI, IODA, Censored Planet, and our own probe network into ML-classified, citable censorship intelligence.
Who uses it:
- Researchers studying internet freedom
- Journalists investigating digital rights
- Developers building circumvention tools
- Civil society organizations monitoring censorship
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| OONI Corpus | 2.2B+ raw measurements (source we aggregate from) |
| Voidly Live Samples | 16M+ multi-source measurements |
| Historical Records | 1.6M (10-year archive) |
| Documented Incidents | 5,700+ (citable with evidence) |
| Countries Tracked | 126+ |
| Evidence Items | 25,000+ (OONI + IODA + CensoredPlanet) |
| Data Sources | 5 (OONI, IODA, CensoredPlanet, Citizen Lab, Voidly Probes) |
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| Censorship Index | Live country rankings with composite scores |
| Incident Database | 5,700+ citable incidents with evidence permalinks |
| Claim Verification | Fact-check censorship claims against evidence |
| Domain Risk | Per-domain blocking status across all countries |
| 7-Day Forecast | Shutdown risk predictions using ML + event calendar |
| Platform Risk | Per-platform censorship scores (12 platforms) |
| ISP Risk Index | ISP-level censorship scoring and comparison |
| Accessibility API | Real-time "can users access X in Y?" oracle |
| Election Briefings | Election-censorship correlation analysis |
| Real-Time Alerts | Webhook notifications for censorship events |
| Platform | Integration |
|---|---|
| Claude / Cursor / Windsurf | npx @voidly/mcp-server — 27 tools |
| ChatGPT | OpenAI Action |
| Any HTTP client | REST API + llms.txt |
| Format | Link |
|---|---|
| REST API | voidly.ai/api-docs |
| HuggingFace (live) | global-censorship-index |
| HuggingFace (archive) | ooni-censorship-historical |
| RSS/Atom | Incident feeds |
| Bulk Export | CSV, JSONL via API |
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| mcp-server | MCP server for Claude/Cursor (27 tools) |
| voidly-probe-app | Desktop probe app (macOS, Windows, Linux) |
| community-probe | Run a probe node from your network |
| chatgpt-action | OpenAI/ChatGPT integration |
| voidly-public | Research docs, architecture, and API examples |
@misc{voidly2026,
title = {Voidly Global Censorship Index},
author = {{Voidly Research}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://voidly.ai/censorship-index}
}Individual incidents are citable: https://voidly.ai/censorship-index/incidents/IR-2026-0142
All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Free to use with attribution.
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