In Turkmenistan, one of the most isolated regimes in the world, internet censorship has evolved beyond surveillance and control. In an Orwellian twist, the people blocking access to the internet are the same ones secretly selling it back, at a price most Turkmens can't afford.
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.
We've given the Snowflake website a much-needed refresh to make it clearer, more accessible, and easier to navigate.
Rdsys 1.0 has been released, officially marking the first stable version of Tor's next-generation bridge distribution software.
As we reflect on the past year, let's review the progress we've made on some of our most important projects.
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.
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.
Cure53 performed a code audit to help uncover potential vulnerabilities produced during the implementation of updated and new anti-censorship tools.
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.
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.