Tor and Wikipedia

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How is Tor blocked on Wikipedia

Extension:TorBlock

There is a MediaWiki plugin called Extension:TorBlock. Source code is in a Phabricator repository.

What we can tell about how it works:

  • during a period from XXXX to XXXX it read from the Trob Project bulk list service (link?)
  • after XXXX, it pulls from the newerer "Onionoo" service
  • pulls perioditically, typically from a cronjob

Blocked through MediaWiki

  • Blocks are recorded in Special:Log (e.g., ENWP).
  • Included in the XML file ???

Structure of XML file:

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