We've created a short "how to video" about Tor Browser with subtitles available in Arabic, Chinese and Swahili. Please share with folks who want to learn more!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwyU2dZ3LJEpKJ6EsZ0g8-HmrPgOZ1qTF
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 04:55:35 JST The Tor Project -
The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Sep-2023 01:45:08 JST The Tor Project "It’s a basic human right to have a private conversation...If the U.K. uses its new powers to scan people’s data, lawmakers will damage the security people need to protect themselves from harassers, data thieves, authoritarian governments, and others."
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Sep-2023 04:01:06 JST The Tor Project Thanks to everyone who joined us at GlobalGathering in Portugal. We've had many inspiring conversations with lots of insightful takeaways. Thank you TeamCommunity for making it possible!
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 01:42:35 JST The Tor Project We are excited to be back in person at TeamCommunity's Global Gathering in Portugal. Stop by and talk to us! We will talk about some of our recent work & host circles of conversations every day from SEP 15-17 at the Onion table. Take a look at the schedule here: https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Global_Gathering
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 31-Aug-2023 04:53:20 JST The Tor Project Tor Browser 12.5.3 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1253/
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 24-Aug-2023 03:20:55 JST The Tor Project This past year, we worked hard to mitigate attacks on our network & enhance our defense for onion services. 🛡️💪Today, we released a PoW defense designed to prioritize verified network traffic as a deterrent against DoS attacks. See how it works: https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-proof-of-work-defense-for-onion-services/
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 18-Aug-2023 05:25:07 JST The Tor Project We're happy to be included in the Web3 Open Source Software round of this iteration of @gitcoin grants!
🙏 Help us unlock up to $300,000 in matching funds by making a donation to Tor and other web3 open source projects before August 29.
💸 Donate here: https://explorer.gitcoin.co/#/round/10/0x8de918f0163b2021839a8d84954dd7e8e151326d/0x8de918f0163b2021839a8d84954dd7e8e151326d-162
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Aug-2023 03:32:09 JST The Tor Project 🧅 Join us at CCC Camp as we delve into some of our recent updates! From bad relay tracking to general network health and new features improving speed, performance and resistance to attacks.
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 14-Aug-2023 03:16:51 JST The Tor Project Last day of #DEFCON - time to get your Tor merch. We've marked down most items, so come by our booth at the Alliance Ballroom before it's too late!
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 10-Aug-2023 01:48:37 JST The Tor Project "The web, though accessible, has become less free and private. We get convenience, unfortunately, at the expense of our freedom of privacy." Was great speaking to Hosting Advice about the power of our decentralized network to safeguard digital privacy.
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Aug-2023 03:23:41 JST The Tor Project @eff announced the Tor University Challenge, a project asking universities to start running Tor relays on campus. Find all the resources you need to convince your university and faculty to contribute to safeguarding people's digital rights: https://toruniversity.eff.org/
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 07:08:04 JST The Tor Project Tor Bridges are a useful censorship defence by disguising your internet activity.
🔀obfs4: makes Tor traffic look random which works in many countries.
We are looking people who can support Tor by setting up an obfs4 bridge. Here's how:
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 04:37:38 JST The Tor Project Who doesn't love an onion? Come meet your new huggable best friend @defcon this week! We'll have a limited amount available at our booth, so be sure to stop by while supplies last!
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 05:00:56 JST The Tor Project We sold out our lie detector badges at last year's @defcon. But thankfully, we have restocked for this year! Stop by our vendor booth to get your hands on our latest swag: from clothes to gadgets and badges!
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 04:30:07 JST The Tor Project Community and volunteer support is invaluable to the success of our mission. If you want to learn more about our work and recent projects to provide access to the unrestricted internet for people all over the world, you can read all about it here:
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/08/02/isabela-fernandes-tor-project-privacy/ 📰
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 06:46:43 JST The Tor Project "Thanks to investigative reports and volunteer contributions, it is possible to piece together information about the ongoing censorship in Turkmenistan." https://progres.online/en/society/understanding-the-internet-blockade-in-turkmenistan/
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2023 04:11:25 JST The Tor Project You can help the people in Turkmenistan bypass internet blocks by running a bridge. Find out how: https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-help-turkmens-to-bypass-internet-censorship-run-an-obfs4-bridge/7002/8 [3/3]
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2023 04:10:44 JST The Tor Project Tor bridges are still reachable in Turkmenistan, allowing people to bypass internet blocks. we are actively working on expanding the number of bridges we can provide. https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-bridge-combined.html?start=2023-04-29&end=2023-07-28&country=tm [2/3]
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Jul-2023 04:10:29 JST The Tor Project Turkmenistan's internet is one of the most tightly controlled and censored in the world. @adalatseeker published an article explaining how the "true goal of the Cyber Security Service is not to restrict access to 'dangerous' information, but business on this access...Tor, which could be used for free, was perceived by corrupt officials in the Cybersecurity Service as a competitor." 🧵[1/3]
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The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Jul-2023 03:24:41 JST The Tor Project Only two weeks until #Defcon31. Come and visit us at our @defcon booth and check out our panel on "Internet censorship: what governments around the globe have in store for you" https://defcon.org/html/defcon-31/dc-31-schedule.html#saturday
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