Applied research
Understand information controls. Build better ways around them.
OTF supports applied research into how censorship and surveillance are implemented and the technical approaches that can counter those restrictions.
Information Controls Research
Research connected to real-world internet freedom challenges.
Measure
Study how access is restricted and how censorship or surveillance mechanisms behave in practice.
Analyze
Connect technical evidence to patterns, tactics, and changing information-control environments.
Counter
Explore methods and technologies that can preserve access to the open internet under repressive controls.
Share
Present findings clearly so technologists, researchers, and civil society can act on them.
Research program
See current program details and application windows.
Program dates and eligibility can change. The official OTF research page remains the source of truth.
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