Fighting for Internet Freedom: Ramon's Story from Cuba
Meet Ramon, a software developer and programming instructor living in Cuba who relies on Tor tools to access the free internet.
Staying ahead of censors in 2025: What we've learned from fighting censorship in Iran and Russia
In 2025, Tor faced some of the toughest censorship yet. From Iran’s wartime internet blackouts to Russia’s rapidly evolving blocking tactics. Tor’s anti-censorship team sprung into action and strengthened Snowflake, deployed the new Conjure pluggable transport, and made WebTunnel more wide available. Thanks to real-time monitoring, community feedback, and faster bridge distribution, Tor keeps people connected when it matters most. Want to help? You can support our mission by running a Snowflake proxy or hosting a WebTunnel bridge.
Arti 1.8.0 released: Onion service improvements, prop 368, relay development, and more.
Arti 1.8.0 is released and ready for download.
The Future of Tor Browser Alpha
Starting with Tor Browser 16.0a1, the Tor Browser Alpha release channel will be based on Firefox Rapid Release rather than Firefox Extended Support Release. If you are an at-risk user, concerned about your privacy, or just need a web-browser that works reliably, you should not use Tor Browser Alpha and instead stick with Tor Browser Stable.
Keeping the internet free together: State of the Onion Community Day
Join us for part 2 of State of the Onion: Community Day. Building on this year's theme, we've invited other members of the Tor community to share insights from their work and how they are supporting the fight to FREE THE INTERNET.
Counter Galois Onion: Improved encryption for Tor circuit traffic
Tor 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 attackers from tampering with encrypted traffic, adds forward secrecy, and brings Tor's encryption up to modern standards.
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.2
Tor Browser 15.0.2 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.
Mexican government partially unblocks secure internet
Mexico blocked Tor access to government websites citing security concerns. The current administration lifted the main block earlier this year, though some sites appear to remain restricted. Ironically, the government had previously used Tor for its own anti-corruption whistleblower system while blocking citizens. This is a guest post from our friends at Global Voices.
New Release: Tails 7.2
Tails 7.2 is now available.
New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.1
Tor Browser 15.0.1 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.