Italy Blocks Reproductive Health Websites Women on Web and Women Help Women
Summary
OONI reports that Italian ISPs blocked access to reproductive health sites WoW and WHW via DNS tampering, using bogon IPs and NXDOMAIN responses, with TLS redirection on Sky Italia. The analysis covers multiple networks and shows blocking activities beginning mid-February 2026, highlighting censorship techniques at the DNS and TLS layers and their impact on information access. The report also notes methodological limitations and emphasizes implications for digital rights and reproductive health information access.