mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06We advance human rights and defend your privacy online through free software and open networks.
PSA: please update Tails with the latest release. It is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser and in the Tor client. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_7_3/
🇮🇷 Update: Brief returns of internet access are driving spikes in Snowflake usage. Please help us run more proxies if you can. ❄️ snowflake.torproject.org
The easiest ways to run Snowflake is by using Tor Browser, Orbot, or installing the browser add on in your current browser. Extra capacity helps people in Iran stay connected when the network comes back online.
Internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years.
Is it time to rethink how it’s funded?
May 19. 💜🧅
We are grateful to the @protonprivacy@mastodon.social community for supporting @torproject@mastodon.social with a donation this year. Donations to Tor and many other digital rights organizations are the result of Proton's Lifetime Charity Fundraiser organized by the Proton Foundation. Everyone deserves privacy online. Thanks for helping make that happen! https://proton.me/blog/2025-lifetime-fundraiser-results
🚨🔔 Job alert: The Tor Project is hiring a Senior Android Engineer to design, build, and ship privacy-preserving features used by people all over the world. Mentor teammates and shape architectural decisions.
If technical depth + real impact is your thing, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/senior-android-engineer/
🔒Want to build privacy tools that protect people worldwide? The Tor Project is hiring a Senior Android Engineer/Mobile Team Lead to own the technical direction of Tor Browser for Android & lead a brand-new mobile team. Deadline to apply: April 10. 👉 torproject.org/about/jobs/senior-mobile-team-lead
If you're at FOSDEM (@fosdem@fosstodon.org) this weekend, be sure to stop by our booth at Building K, level 1 and get some stickers. And don't miss the Tor relay operator meetup later today: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DRMMAB-tor_relay_operator_meetup/
If you're at FOSDEM (@fosdem@fosstodon.org) this weekend, be sure to stop by our booth at Building K, level 1 and get some stickers. And don't miss the Tor relay operator meetup later today: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/DRMMAB-tor_relay_operator_meetup/
Tor Project statement in solidarity with #rightscon, @accessnow@mastodon.social , local organizers, and civil society in Zambia and across the region. https://blog.torproject.org/rightscon2026-statement-Tor-Project/
The circumstances behind the cancellation underscore the urgent fight against censorship, surveillance, and restrictions on civic participation.
RE: https://social.freedom.press/@securedrop/116166721207658068
The web’s security model has long relied on trusting the server. WEBCAT is an attempt to change that. Please help test it if you can. Your feedback at this early stage of development is extremely valuable. Excited to collaborate on this with @freedomofpress@social.freedom.press and @securedrop@social.freedom.press
Arti 2.3.0 released: Logging, Relay, Directory authority, and RPC development.
RE: https://social.freedom.press/@securedrop/116166721207658068
The web’s security model has long relied on trusting the server. WEBCAT is an attempt to change that. Please help test it if you can. Your feedback at this early stage of development is extremely valuable. Excited to collaborate on this with @freedomofpress@social.freedom.press and @securedrop@social.freedom.press
For the past three years, we've been working on tools and protocols to monitor the health of the Tor network. 🩺 This work aims to strengthen the Tor network's resilience and resistance to relay attacks. These tools recently underwent a third-party audit, and here are the results! https://blog.torproject.org/code-audit-network-health-tools/
Check out our latest guest post by Osservatorio Nessuno (@0n_odv@mastodon.cisti.org) who explore how a stateless, diskless operating system can improve #Tor relay security and improve physical attack resistance. https://blog.torproject.org/exploring-stateless-relays/
Roger Dingledine on why the protection of metadata—who you talk to and where you go online—should be baseline infrastructure. Not a privilege for people power already protects.
🚨 Our X (Twitter) account has been compromised. We are working to regain access.
Please do not trust or interact with any posts, DMs, or links from our account until further notice.
Stay updated here, on our other socials (🦋) and our blog: https://blog.torproject.org/
For an inside look at "What Digital Isolation and Censorship Evasion Look Like In Wartime Iran" check out an analysis from Tech Policy Press: https://www.techpolicy.press/what-digital-isolation-and-censorship-evasion-look-like-in-wartime-iran/
Are you a project management leader passionate about privacy and human rights? 🌍🌐 The Tor Project needs a Team Lead for Project & Grant Management. You'll work across engineering and fundraising to ensure impactful work gets delivered on time. Visit our job listings for full information: https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/team-lead-for-project-and-grant-management/
🧅 Tor is a building block for a free internet that protects your privacy. As a nonprofit, we rely on donations to power our tools that are trusted by millions. These tools are always free to use, without collecting, selling, trading, or renting any of your data for profit.
Donate today to keep Tor strong and build a better internet for tomorrow. Every donation will be matched by our supporters Power Up Privacy. This means a $25 donation will have a $50 impact.
Human rights are upheld by people, communities, and technologies that adapt to a changing world. Here's what that looks like for Tor as we head into the next year. https://blog.torproject.org/advancing-digital-rights-in-2026/
Finding help with Tor just got easier! 📢 We've unified all user documentation under one roof: https://blog.torproject.org/new-user-support-portal-tor-tails/
This project was a true community effort. Huge shoutout to Sutty (@sutty@todon.nl) for building the component library that makes this (and future Tor sites) possible. 🙌
The portal is live in 10 languages, but we need your help! Join translators worldwide in making Tor documentation accessible to everyone.
🚨 We're still in need of more #snowflake extensions to help keep Iranians connected during this critical time.
If you're able, please consider running a Tor Snowflake proxy. This simple and safe action can make a significant difference in ensuring Iranians stay online. #KeepItOn
To get started, visit: https://snowflake.torproject.org
What does it take for a distributed community to organize its own gathering from scratch? Earlier this year, a group of Tor folks set out to prove that community-organized meetings can work on a shoestring budget. But why?
https://blog.torproject.org/bringing-tor-community-together/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@torproject/115742986664216723
We're still accepting applications for the Team Lead - Project & Grant Management role!
Community contributions are what power Tor, tune in this Wed, Dec 10 at 1700 UTC for day 2 of our State of the Onion to hear directly from @ooni@mastodon.social @guardianproject@social.librem.one, @freedomofpress@social.freedom.press, @hushlineapp@mastodon.social and more.
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZVk0kb7lhw
🧅 http://xgsobitduxv7gcc5qlveigwiku7qcjn5exf4ayusw4mwq7kfrapmrjyd.onion/
💡Let's build the tech people want – not just the tech we’re given. At #TheTechPeopleWant Summit, we’re rethinking how technology supports our work in conversational sessions.
Hosted by @okfn@fosstodon.org
🗓️ 8–9 July
🔗 https://forms.gle/uJEu5CYGCuVj6PSw9
New Tor Browser Alpha release is out. If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. 🧅🟣
https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-145a6/
