Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social)

What does it take to 'mobilize onions'? 📱🧅Tune in to the Community State of the Onion in a couple hours and find out from the Guardian Project (@guardianproject)
📺 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODNtLqD7f8

URGENT FOR US based folks: Tell your reps to vote NO on H.R. 9495! This dangerous bill would give the Trump administration unilateral power to label any non-profit as terrorist supporting and shut it down without due process. Learn more here:
ℹ️ https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-on-hr9495/

If you want to learn more about you can help whistleblowers become more successful, make sure to tune in for #Hushline (@scidsg ) at next week's State of the Onion Community Day.
Hushline is for journalists, employers, educators, and organizers and runs on Tor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EODNtLqD7f8

2024 has been a busy year: We've launched Webtunnel, a new type of bridge, to great acclaim, developed a plug-and-play kit that makes it easier to deploy .onion sites, and joined forces with Tails. If you want to dive deeper and see what else we've been up to, tune in for our State of the Onion in just a couple of hours.
https://www.youtube.com/live/HjPdReNmf_g

Over the last few weeks, the Tor Project and relay operators received abuse complaints regarding alleged port scanning activity from their servers. Thanks to a collaborative effort, the source of the spoofed packets has been identified and shut down. https://blog.torproject.org/defending-tor-mitigating-IP-spoofing/

Last week's updates roundup:
- Tor Browser 14.0.1 🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1401/
- Tails 6.9 ⤵️ https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6-9/
- Arti 1.3.0 🦀 https://blog.torproject.org/arti_1_3_0_released/

Earlier this year, we sat down with the @fsfe to talk about how the book encourages young readers to explore programming, digital rights, and open-source ethics. Now it's been released as an animated movie. The story centers on a young girl named Ada, who learns about the value of free software to prevent misuse.

📺 Watch the movie here: https://fsfe.org/activities/ada-zangemann//movie

🗞️🎙️ And read the full interview here: https://blog.torproject.org/i-love-free-software-day-interview-fsfe/

Arti 1.3.0 is released and it's a significant milestone 🦀: we have achieved parity on most major client features with C Tor. Much other major work is taking place, too! We'll share more about it during this year's State of the Onion, but check out the release notes here: https://blog.torproject.org/arti_1_3_0_released/

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⏳ We're less than 24hrs away from the next #Tor #relay operator meetup tomorrow, September 7th, 19:00 UTC. On the agenda: Network Health updates & proposals, OTF relay operator study findings, presentation by Osservatorio Nessuno (@0n_odv) 💜🟢
https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-next-tor-relay-operator-meetup-october-26th-2024-at-1900-utc/15203

SAVE THE DATE: The next #Tor #relay operator meetup is this Saturday,
October 26 at 19UTC! For the agenda and more info, check out the Tor Forum.
https://forum.torproject.org/t/tor-relays-next-tor-relay-operator-meetup-october-26th-2024-at-1900-utc/15203

🚨 Tor Browser 14.0 is out! 🚀 Featuring the new New Circuit option to refresh your connection for Android & legacy platforms support until March 2025. Plus, it’s based on Firefox ESR 128, with enhanced privacy protections and bug fixes.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-140/

Unrestricted funding is essential to sustaining Tor's mission of protecting privacy, and ensuring access to the open web. It allows us to adapt quickly to challenges in a dynamic landscape of internet censorship. From now through Dec 31 your donation will be matched 1:1!
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-md-yec2024

Join our virtual event for Global Encryption Day! 🔐Hear from the folks powering the Tor network as we dive into their motivations, challenges, and experiences.🗓️Set a reminder & tune in Mon 10/21 at 1700UTC 📺👉
https://www.youtube.com/live/r-wgsjyQlLs

The Tor Project is a nonprofit organization, powered by donations from our community. Donations make it possible for the Tor Project to build tools powered by people—not profit. Tor helps people to browse, search, and speak with freedom. Join the thousands of supporters in building an internet powered by privacy https://torproject.org/donate/donate-md-yec2024

@campuscodi We have no evidence that Tor Browser users were targeted specifically. The Firefox vulnerability was addressed with security updates to Tor Browser in their 13.5.7 and 14.0a9 releases.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1357/
https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a9/

🚨 New Release: Tails 6.8.1 🚨 This emergency release fixes a critical security vulnerability in Tor Browser.
https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6-8-1/

ALPHA TESTERS WANTED: Tor Browser sees hundreds of changes every year, from updates to its Firefox base to new features for protecting at-risk users. Each update can introduce bugs–that’s where you come in. By becoming an alpha tester, you can help identify issues and shape new features, making Tor Browser more stable for millions worldwide. Just remember, the alpha version is unstable, so use it only for testing, not for sensitive activities. 🟢🔗 https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-140a7/

@tails_live and Tor have a long history of working together. Now we’re making it official! Our merger means faster collaboration, broader outreach, and stronger privacy tools for everyone. Learn what’s next: https://tails.net/news/tails_tor/index.en.html

We’re excited to announce that Tails (@tails_live) is officially part of the Tor Project family! By joining forces, we’re ensuring that activists, journalists, and everyday users have access to more secure and sustainable tools for online privacy. Read more: https://blog.torproject.org/tor-tails-join-forces #TorTails #PrivacyMatters