We're #hiring a Product Designer! This position is part of a small, "full stack" design team, encompassing the disciplines of UX design, ethical user research, and brand design. One-year, remote, full-time with possibility of extension. https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/

Let’s be clear, the need for onion services, the use of privacy-focused browsers, and other forms of encryption to protect people's anonymity online still persists.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ak8v8/twitters-most-important-anti-censorship-tool-is-currently-dead

🔵 Time to update! Tor Browser 11.0.6 (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android) is now available.

https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1106/

URGENT: Starting Dec. 1st, Russian ISPs have started blocking access to Tor. We've also learned that Roskomnadzor, the Russian gov't responsible for censorship, intends to block http://torproject.org.
We need your help NOW to fight censorship!

https://blog.torproject.org/tor-censorship-in-russia/

⚠️ SCAM ALERT! ⚠️

Scammers are trying to sell "Tor Project Tokens." This scam has no relation to the Tor Project, and we are working to get rid of this account asap.

Stay safe!

Today, the Tor Project is launching a new campaign to help censored users, and we need you. 🙌

How? Run a Tor Bridge! 🌉

Our goal is to add 200 new obs4 bridges to the network from November 18 - January 7, 2022, & we're offering prizes for running a bridge.

https://blog.torproject.org/run-a-bridge-campaign/

Arti version 0.0.1 is out and we need your feedback! This version is not yet ready for production, but it implements all the basic features that we think are essential for privacy, and it is ready to be used in any Rust application.

https://forum.torproject.net/t/arti-0-0-1-is-released-an-embeddable-tor-client-in-rust/281

Tor Browser gets a new look: Earlier this year, Firefox’s user interface underwent a significant redesign aimed at simplifying the browser chrome, streamlining menus and featuring an all-new tab design. Firefox ESR 91 introduces the new design to Tor Browser.

🔵 Time to update: Tor Browser 11.0 is now available!

https://torproject.org/download

What's new? 🧵 👇

Today we're launching the Tor Project's annual fundraising campaign.

The message is simple: privacy is a human right, and Tor helps millions of people around the world exercise that right.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, your ongoing support makes Tor possible: https://donate.torproject.org

Today, we're very happy to announce a new discussion and user support platform: the Tor Forum.

https://blog.torproject.org/tor-forum-a-new-discussion-platform

🧅 Arti 0.0.1 is released: An embeddable Tor client in Rust

Haven’t you always wanted a Tor client written in Rust? Of course you have! And now that Arti has released version 0.0.1, we have such a client for you to try out.

https://forum.torproject.net/t/arti-0-0-1-is-released-an-embeddable-tor-client-in-rust/

Today is the first Global Encryption Day!

🔒 Encryption makes life safer. Without it, our banking details, personal conversations, medical history, and everything in between is on display.

Now is the time to #MakeTheSwitch to encrypted services (like Tor!)

https://blog.torproject.org/first-global-encryption-day

Entering the Matrix 👩💻

We are happy to announce an expansion of the Tor community's day-to-day conversations by bridging our IRC community the Matrix platform.

For regular Tor users, it means that you can chat with us using a friendly App like Element.

https://blog.torproject.org/entering-the-matrix

Happening in one hour: the monthly Tor Localization Hangout!

If you're a translator and want to get involved in the Tor community, now is a great opportunity to meet up and learn more.

When: 12:00 UTC onwardSee below for instructions on joining:

https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/l10n/-/wikis/Monthly-Tor-Localization-Hangouts

Dear donors, we're sorry if you have been waiting longer than expected to receive your stickers, t-shirts, and hoodies. We are running a little behind. Your items will be shipped in the next couple of weeks. Thanks for supporting Tor and for your understanding! 💜 🧅

All the Ways Spotify Tracks You 🕵️ -- and How to Stop It

https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-tracking-how-to-stop-it/

⏰ Time to update: Tor Browser 10.5.4 is now available for Windows, macOS, Linux. Tor Browser 10.5.4 updates Firefox to 78.13.0esr and includes important security updates to Firefox.https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1054

We're hiring! 👋

Work remotely from wherever you are in the world with a diverse group of bright and passionate folks committed to fostering internet freedom worldwide.

Check out our open positions! 👇

We need your help to smash Tor bugs! 👾 🔥

By making a donation of any size during the month of August, you'll replenish the Tor Project's Bug Smash Fund. What you'll make possible (🧵)