It takes a (Global) Village to Fight Censorship
It's been a year since we launched WebTunnel bridges and the Tor community has successfully scaled WebTunnel bridges from 60 to over 300, surpassing the initial goal of 200 new deployments.
Posts in category circumvention
A fresh coat for Snowflake: a website refresh to help more people get online
We've given the Snowflake website a much-needed refresh to make it clearer, more accessible, and easier to navigate.
New Release: Rdsys 1.0
Rdsys 1.0 has been released, officially marking the first stable version of Tor's next-generation bridge distribution software.
2024: Year in Review
As we reflect on the past year, let's review the progress we've made on some of our most important projects.
Making new connections: from BridgeDB to Rdsys
Introducing Rdsys: the next-generation bridge distribution system, designed from the ground up for a more flexible, maintainable, and user-friendly approach to bridge distribution. As of October 2024, the Tor Project has retired its predecessor, Bridge DB. Find out more about why and the lessons learned from over 15 years of anti-censorship work.
Tor in Russia: A call for more WebTunnel bridges
As the Russian government intensifies its grip on the internet, censorship circumvention tools like Tor are more critical than ever. Here's the latest on Tor censorship in Russia and how you can help by running WebTunnel bridges.
Code audit for censorship circumvention tools completed by Cure53
Cure53 performed a code audit to help uncover potential vulnerabilities produced during the implementation of updated and new anti-censorship tools.
Hiding in plain sight: Introducing WebTunnel
We're celebrating the World Day Against Cyber Censorship by officially announcing WebTunnel, a new type of Tor bridge designed to assist users in heavily censored regions to connect to the Tor network. Available now in the stable version of Tor Browser.
Defend Internet Freedom with Tor in 2024 elections season
As over 65 elections will happen across the world in 2024, this year stands as the biggest election cycle of this century so far. Internet censorship and surveillance are a threat to the integrity of free and fair elections.
2023: Year in Review
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.