Drawing from his experience as a member of the hacker community, Assange recognized that encryption could offer a protective shield for investigative journalists and leveraged it for his work with Wikileaks. Among other tools, he used .onion sites, the Tor network, Tor Browser and Tails OS--which have now become a 'basic kit' for investigative journalism.
As we bid farewell to 2023, we reflect on the hard work of the Tor Project's teams and their many noteworthy achievements to improve Tor and its experience for millions of users all around the world. Thank you to our community of users, volunteers, relay operators, partners, and donors for making these projects possible through their generous contributions.