Tor Project

torproject.orgTor: powered by youJoin the movement with a donation today!

At any given moment, 4M+ people are using the Tor network. ✨ Imagine if everyone could donate $2. Millions would be raised, and our tools would reach millions of new users. You can make this a reality. Click the link and donate: torproject.org/donate/donat...

spreadprivacy.com2026 DuckDuckGo Charitable DonationsDuckDuckGo is donating $1M in 2026 to support organizations that share our vision of raising the standard of trust online.

We don’t usually like being on lists. We’ll make an exception for this one. Thanks @duckduckgo.com for supporting Tor and the fight for privacy. 🦆💜🧅

DuckDuckGo@duckduckgo.com

We're proud to donate $1M to a diverse group of organizations around the world that promote privacy, digital rights, access to information online, and a healthier online ecosystem. This is made possible through your support of DuckDuckGo, thank you! 🎉 spreadprivacy.com/2026-duckduc...

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Alexander Hansen Færøy

@ahf.me

If you're in #Copenhagen next week, on October 28th, I'll host a presentation at the Copenhagen Rust Community's monthly meetup. The topic will be @torproject.org's effort to build our #Rust implementation of #Tor, called #Arti. Find meetup information here: www.meetup.com/copenhagen-r...

meetup.comRust meetup #72 sponsored by Google!, Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 6:00 PM | MeetupWe are looking forward to welcome you to Rust meetup 72! Once you're on the "going" list for the meetup please also register yourself here for the mandatory nametags: [htt

Defend yourself against tracking and surveillance. 🧅 A $75 donation gets you our brand new Tor onion logo t-shirt. donate.torproject.org

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Tommi 🤯

@tommi.space

It was super insightful! Thank you @torproject.org 🤟

Tommi 🤯@tommi.space

On Tue 13/10 at 17:30, Silvio and Gus from @torproject.org are coming to the XPUB Studio in Rotterdam to host an introduction to Tor and Onion Services. 🧅 They will be sharing the most critical issues of the Internet at all its layers, and how Tor addresses them. ℹ️ pzwiki.wdka.nl/mediadesign/...

Tor: powered by this anonymous donor. donate.torproject.org

blog.torproject.orgTor is Powered by you: One donation today can impact 4M+ people | Tor ProjectAt any given moment, 4M+ people are using the Tor network... but only less than 7,000 people donate every year. Join the movement with a donation today.

We just launched our annual fundraising campaign. This year, we're celebrating our community's commitment. Thanks to your support we can power tools trusted by millions and stand strong against Big Tech. Say yes to privacy by making a donation today! 🧅 blog.torproject.org/tor-is-powered-by-you

ICANN revealed hundreds of applications for new domain endings earlier this week. Meanwhile, .onion has been here all along. 🧅 What are Onion Services, and why use them? Watch our explainer!

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing small steps toward more privacy and security online. 📲 First up: Downloading Tor apps through our official channels, you can be sure to get the real thing. Check out our new download page: download.torproject.org

blog.torproject.orgNew Release: Tor Browser 15.0.24 | Tor ProjectTor Browser 15.0.24 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

Noticed a warning when installing Tor Browser for Windows? ⚠️ Our installer’s signing certificate expired. While we renew it, our website will serve version 15.0.20 for Windows users to avoid the warning. More on the release & this temporary change: blog.torproject.org/new-release-...

blog.torproject.orgTor VPN Beta: What we've learned building our own VPN for Android from scratch | Tor ProjectLast fall, we soft-launched Tor VPN Beta as a way to extend Tor's privacy protections beyond the browser to an entire Android device. Since then, we've been able to learn from how people are actually ...

9 Sept

A year ago, we soft-launched Tor VPN Beta to extend Tor beyond the browser on Android. Real-world use has shaped what’s next. Explore our per-app circuit isolation, a surprising UX lesson about bypassing blocks, and the mobile foundation we’re building: blog.torproject.org/tor-vpn-beta/

9 Sept

Tor VPN Beta is a multi-year collaboration. Thank you to @guardianproject.bsky.social for your guidance and critical mobile libraries, and LEAP Encryption Access Project for their quality work. Neither could be missing from this effort. We’re building in the open, shaped by real-world use.

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31 Aug

Replying to @web3privacy.info

Recently @torproject.org executive director Isabela Fernandes gave a talk at our Neo-Cypherpunk Summit on lessons learned from 20 years of organizing: youtube.com/watch?v=DjXU...

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25 Aug

stay for the humans. 🩷 people working in @torproject.org

torproject.orgThe Tor Project | Privacy & Freedom OnlineDefend yourself against tracking and surveillance. Circumvent censorship.

26 Aug

Help shape the future of privacy! Check out two new opportunities: torproject.org/about/jobs/ 🎨 UX Lead: guide our design team towards more intuitive human-centered products. 🧭 Board of Directors: help provide strategic direction and governance for Tor’s mission. Apply by September 21.

blog.torproject.orgFunding internet freedom together: results from our first participatory funding round | Tor ProjectThe Tor Project's first participatory funding campaign raised more than $200,000 for internet freedom projects and taught us valuable lessons about community support, project visibility, and sustainin...

17 Aug

The results are in: Our first crowdfunding round in partnership with @fundingthecommons.bsky.social raised more than $200k for projects working across privacy, censorship circumvention, and secure communications. Full download here👉: blog.torproject.org/funding-inte... @web3privacy.eurosky.social

17 Aug

A big thank you to our matchfunders, @octant.bsky.social, @cakewallet.com, @ethereum.foundation, Logos, @xeovo.bsky.social, and @z.cash for helping turn individual contributions into ecosystem-wide support. Your participation made it possible for small donations to carry more weight.

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𝗩𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻

@val-m-91.eurosky.social

15 Aug

Privacy Pack via privacypack.org #PrivacyPack #Privacy #Apps #ViePrivée @proton.me @ente.io @startpage.com @firefox.com @torproject.org @signal.org @joplinapp.bsky.social @organicmaps.bsky.social @comaps.app @kagi.com @libreoffice.bsky.social

investigativejournalismforeu.netTen investigations shortlisted for IJ4EU Impact Awards 2026 - IJ4EUTen outstanding investigations have been shortlisted for the 2026 IJ4EU Impact Awards, celebrating collaborative journalism that drives real change across borders in Europe.

9 Aug

Suggested donation for all swag at the Tor booth is reduced today, the last day of @defcon.bsky.social! Grab the t-shirts, badges, stickers, and plushies for less... we might even be taking offers. #defcon34

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InterSecLab

@interseclab.bsky.social

6 Aug

Replying to @interseclab.bsky.social

Thank you to IJ4EU and our partners: Amnesty International, Justice for Myanmar, Paper Trail Media, The Globe and Mail, the Tor Project, Der Standard and Follow the Money. @amnesty.org @justiceformyanmar.org @papertrailmedia.de @ftm.eu @theglobeandmail.com @torproject.org @derstandard.at

5 Aug

How about upgrading your key infrastructure at #DEFCON34? 🔑 The Tor plushie has been our most popular booth item by far, so we expanded the line: meet the brand-new plushie keychain, making its debut at our @defcon.bsky.social booth.

5 Aug

Key management, but make it fashion! Also new at @defcon.bsky.social this year, handcuff key earrings. Stop by our #DEFCON34 booth to explore all the newcomers.

blog.torproject.orgSnowflake Volunteer, an Android app to help people bypass censorship | Tor ProjectThere are many ways to help people bypass censorship with Snowflake–a browser extension, using Orbot or Tor Browser, website embedding etc. We set out to experiment with a new mechanism and test an An...

3 Aug

🚨 New app alert! Android app called Snowflake Volunteer for those willing to help people reach the Tor network and circumvent censorship from their mobile devices. Built open-source by Bloco, an Android app studio from Portugal. ❄️👉 blog.torproject.org/snowflake-vo...

30 July

Don't gamble with your privacy. Use these poker chips instead! Exclusively available at our @defcon.bsky.social booth in Vegas. #defcon34

30 July

Also be sure to get this year's custom T-shirt design for #defcon34. Stop by our booth next week before it's too late! See you @defcon.bsky.social

24 July

Only 2 weeks until @defcon.bsky.social. We're back with a booth where you can get some brand new custom Tor merch alongside old favorites. Stop by and stock up! #defcon34

blog.torproject.orgNew Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a9 | Tor ProjectTor Browser 16.0a9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

23 July

🔔 Tor Browser 16.0a9 Alpha is here! blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-re... If you enjoy testing new builds and helping us catch bugs before stable, we'd love your help: community.torproject.org/user-researc... ⚠️ Alpha builds are for testing only.

blog.torproject.orgNew Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a9 | Tor ProjectTor Browser 16.0a9 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

23 July

More highlights blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-re... 📱 We shrank the Android APK by ~3 MB with a new compression approach to stay under Google's size limits. 📉 Tor Browser Android is also down to just 1 remaining telemetry library (still disabled by default), with plans to remove that in the future.

blog.torproject.orgArti 2.5.0 released: Stable Counter Galois Onion | Tor ProjectArti 2.5.0 is released and ready for download.

1 July

🚨🔃 Arti 2.5.0 is out. This release marks Counter Galois Onion as stable, enables Congestion Control by default for improved speed, and includes fixes for two medium-severity DoS security issues. Read the full changelog: blog.torproject.org/arti_2_5_0_r...

blog.torproject.orgCounter Galois Onion: Improved encryption for Tor circuit traffic | Tor ProjectTor is upgrading its relay encryption algorithm for improved security. In upcoming releases, Arti and Tor will both support a new encryption algorithm called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). CGO prevents a...

1 July

What is Counter Galois Onion? A new encryption design for Tor circuit traffic. The main goal: stronger protection against tagging attacks, where an attacker tries to modify traffic in one place and recognize the change somewhere else on the network. blog.torproject.org/introducing-...

blog.torproject.orgCongestion Control Arrives in Tor 0.4.7-stable! | Tor ProjectTor has released 0.4.7.7, the first stable Tor release with support for congestion control. Congestion control will result in significant performance improvements in Tor, once Exit relays upgrade. Rel...

1 July

What is congestion control? Instead of using a fixed speed limit, congestion control lets Tor adapt how much data moves through a circuit based on available capacity. For users, the goal is simple: improved speed and lower latency. blog.torproject.org/congestion-c...

blog.torproject.orgSunsetting Tor 0.4.8 – Please update to 0.4.9 by September | Tor ProjectWe want to sunset Tor 0.4.8. Please update before September.

23 June

🟢 Tor 0.4.8 has reached End of Life. If you run a relay, maintain an Onion Service, or bundle C-Tor in an app, please upgrade to Tor 0.4.9 by September 1, 2026.🧅🌐 Read more: blog.torproject.org/sunsetting-t...

20 June

The funding round is now closed. Thank you to everyone who showed up to #FundInternetFreedom. We’re tallying donations and matching allocations, and will share results soon. Support is still encouraged, but new donations won’t count toward this quadratic funding round.

Tor Project@torproject.org

In partnership with Funding the Commons we are excited to launch a new crowdfunding initiative benefitting 10 internet freedom projects at internetfreedom.torproject.org. Thank you to our matchfunders @cakewallet.com, @octant.bsky.social, Logos & Zcash Community blog.torproject.org/fund-interne...

hub.xeovo.comXeovo donates to Tor x Funding The Commons - Xeovo HubXeovo contributed to the Tor × Funding the Commons matching pool, supporting projects that build tools for privacy, anti-censorship and journalists. We are a r...

19 June

Thank you @xeovo.bsky.social for supporting projects like @ooni.org, @openarchive.bsky.social, @guardianproject.bsky.social, @bpfreespeech.bsky.social, @unredacted.org, @securedrop.social.freedom.press.ap.brid.gy, @osservatorionessuno.org, and others!

Xeovo VPN@xeovo.bsky.social

Xeovo contributed to Tor × Funding the Commons (@torproject.org & @fundingcommons.bsky.social). The campaign helps projects that build privacy, anti-censorship and secure journalism tools. hub.xeovo.com/posts/198-xe...

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youtube.comNaomi Brockwell [NBTV, Ludlow Institute] on why Tor ecosystem funding mattersYouTube video by Web3Privacy Now

19 June

Replying to @web3privacy.info

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. @naomibrockwell.bsky.social shares her opinion on why @torproject.org ecosystem funding matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgWm...

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youtu.beEva Galperin [Electronic Frontier Foundation] on why Tor ecosystem funding matters.YouTube video by Web3Privacy Now

19 June

Replying to @web3privacy.info

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. @evacide.bsky.social, Director of Cybersecurity at @eff.org shares her opinion on why @torproject.org ecosystem funding matters: youtu.be/kHy7gaPAtGY

internetfreedom.torproject.orgHome. Tor × FTC Quadratic FundingFund the tools that keep the internet free. Every donation is matched and helps decide how the pool splits across 10 internet freedom projects.

TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to support your favorite projects keeping the internet free: internetfreedom.torproject.org #FundInternetFreedom @cakewallet.com @octant.bsky.social @z.cash

Also @ooni.org defending the public's right to know: blog.torproject.org/Defending-th..., @unredacted.org building infrastructure to keep the doors open: blog.torproject.org/keeping-the-..., & @osservatorionessuno.org experimenting with seize-proof types relays: blog.torproject.org/exploring-st...

blog.torproject.orgDefending the public's right to know | Tor ProjectFighting internet censorship requires more than noticing when it happens. It requires documenting it, sharing evidence, and building the collective capacity to respond. OONI makes that possible.

as well as many organizations, tools, and projects fighting against censorship and for access to information & secure communications including @guardianproject.bsky.social

TODAY is your LAST CHANCE to support your favorite projects keeping the internet free: internetfreedom.torproject.org #FundInternetFreedom @cakewallet.com @octant.bsky.social @z.cash

blog.torproject.orgPaskoocheh: When you need a tool to reach the tool | Tor ProjectAccess alone is not enough. Technology is only useful if people trust it, understand how to use it safely, and can rely on support networks when digital spaces become unstable or dangerous. ASL19's Pa...

A tool to reach the tool: blog.torproject.org/when-you-nee..., @bpfreespeech.bsky.social supporting those who speak out: blog.torproject.org/supporting-t... & @openarchive.bsky.social fostering accountability & media sovereignty by preserving evidence. blog.torproject.org/when-you-nee...

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Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. @agrabeli6.bsky.social x Director of Strategic Engagement in @ooni.org on why internet censorship monitoring funding matters. Donate to @torproject.org ecosystem now: internetfreedom.torproject.org/projects/ooni/ internetfreedom.torproject.org

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17 June

Cooper Quintin (Senior Staff Technologist, @eff.org & Founding Board Member of @openarchive.bsky.social) on why funding matters for easy-to-use, FLOSS tools & resources to safeguard eyewitness media. Donate now: internetfreedom.torproject.org/projects/ope... #FundInternetFreedom

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11 June

Some truths are never meant to be seen. Around the world, ordinary people discover evidence of corruption, abuse, and wrongdoing. Speaking out can come with risks, but staying silent can come with consequences too. Support @torproject.org ecosystem to protect truth: internetfreedom.torproject.org

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10 June

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. Ricochet Refresh team on why supporting Peer-to-peer encrypted instant messaging & @torproject.org ecosystem matters. Donate & protect rights online: internetfreedom.torproject.org/projects/ric... #FundInternetFreedom

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9 June

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you. @nathan.freitas.net x @guardianproject.bsky.social on why supporting Onion Browser & @torproject.org ecosystem matters. Donate & protect rights online: internetfreedom.torproject.org #FundInternetFreedom

blog.torproject.orgPreserving evidence: How OpenArchive fosters accountability and media sovereignty | Tor ProjectHandling mobile media that documents human rights violations can put those brave enough to capture a record -- and those very records -- at risk. OpenArchive's free open source Save app and DWeb Stora...

9 June

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but only if it survives. Documenting human rights abuses can put both people and evidence at risk. @openarchive.bsky.social Save app & DWeb Storage help communities securely archive, verify, and encrypt critical records. blog.torproject.org/preserving-e...

blog.torproject.orgSupporting those who speak out | Tor ProjectThe digital threats faced by defenders of truth and democracy are multiplying. So should the capacity to respond to them. Through tools like Ricochet Refresh and cybersecurity training across lower- a...

5 June

The digital threats faced by defenders of truth and democracy are multiplying. So should the capacity to respond to them. With tools like Ricochet Refresh, @bpfreespeech.bsky.social advances public-interest work more safely. 🌐🛡️💬 blog.torproject.org/supporting-t... #FundInternetFreedom

internetfreedom.torproject.orgHome. Tor × FTC Quadratic Funding31 days. 5 ways to give. Every donation to an internet freedom project gets matched.

4 June

"In some places even searching can feel risky, so people hide parts of themselves" Support the organizations ensuring that the internet is no longer one of those places. internetfreedom.torproject.org Thank you @cakewalking.bsky.social, @z.cash Community, and many more who #FundInternetFreedom

web3privacy.info@web3privacy.info

Some questions are difficult to ask out loud. Around the world, people use privacy tools to search, learn, connect, and find community safely online. Support @torproject.org ecosystem protecting your freedom: internetfreedom.torproject.org

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