Notices by The Tor Project (torproject@mastodon.social), page 14

@martijn_grooten Thank you!

We have conducted an assessment of our strategy to make Tor services more broadly available in the Global South. Find the report and key findings here: https://blog.torproject.org/furthering-our-mission-in-the-global-south/ Big thanks to all of our supporters, partners, and volunteers - with a special shoutout to Sida.

For those who were not able to make it to the BBS reading group last weekend, here's a video replay: https://github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/208#issuecomment-1447335053

SAVE THE DATE: The next Tor Relay Operator Meetup will happen on March 4, 2023, at 19:00 UTC.
If you want to add topics or questions to the agenda, now is your chance: https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-relays-next-tor-relay-operator-meetup-march-4-2023-19-utc/6562

We’ve added Tor user support on WhatsApp 🔗 https://wa.me/447421000612 Use chat to message us if you have trouble accessing the Tor Browser or for support questions if Tor services are blocked in your country.

No automated responses, you'll connect with a real person.
💬 Please use text messages - video & voice is NOT supported!

For faster responses, please contact us in English, Russian, Spanish, or Portuguese if you can. Other languages will take us a bit longer to respond to with a translation.

"Government censorship & surveillance aren’t going anywhere... In this never-ending game of circumvention chess, it’s essential to stay one move ahead – and with help from @OpenTechFund & volunteers across the world, the Tor Project is doing exactly that."
https://www.opentech.fund/news/building-bridges-in-times-of-war/

We 💜 the excitement on #SaferInternetnetDay2023 as a reminder that EVERYDAY IS A GOOD DAY for keeping online activity safe & private #SID2023

(3/3) You can see the full results of the year-end fundraising campaign here: https://blog.torproject.org/2022-fundraising-results-thank-you/. And again,thank you for powering privacy online!

(2/3) Download the free wallpapers here http://onionshare:dealing-corridor@hqcvwpnlspoxj2yoem5vavskgmy52tiwrilh7wxcgzvoidlxxxbd34qd.onion using OnionShare, an open source filesharing tool made for use on the Tor network. (You'll need to be using Tor Browser or the Tor tab with Brave to access this link. :wink:)

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(1/3) THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to Tor during our year-end fundraising campaign! Advancing the human right to privacy wouldn't be possible without you. As a token of our thanks, we're sharing free Tor wallpapers for your desktop & mobile devices in this thread :green heart:

The Tor relay operator online meetup is starting in 10 minutes (19UTC)!

Join us and meet operators running the Tor network.

Agenda details 👇

https://forum.torproject.net/t/tor-relays-save-the-date-tor-relay-operators-meetup-2023-01-28-19utc/6210

Christian Kaufmann has over 20 years of experience in the internet environment as an architect, manager and board member in various roles.

Sarah Gran is VP of the Brand & Donor Development team at ISRG, the nonprofit behind Let's Encrypt, Prossimo, and Divvi Up.

Esra'a Al Shafei is a Bahraini human rights activist and founder and director of Majal.org, a network of digital platforms that amplify under-reported and marginalized voices in the Middle East and North Africa.

We are excited to announce the result of our open call for board members - three new members are joining the Tor Project’s Board of Directors: Esra'a Al Shafei, Sarah Gran and Christian Kaufman! https://blog.torproject.org/announcing-new-board-members/

"In 2022, censorship and control of information has increased... we've seen setbacks in the fight for human rights coming from all directions... privacy and freedom online have been critical lifelines." -Isabela Fernandes, Executive Director

https://blog.torproject.org/reflecting-on-2022/

The Tor Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and one of the best ways to power Tor is through a monthly donation. Plus, every one who becomes a monthly donor (of any amount) before the end of the year will get a Tor sticker pack. 💜 https://donate.torproject.org

📖 Lastly, if you're having trouble connecting to the Tor Network, remember that you can view the Tor Browser Manual offline via "Help > Tor Browser Manual".

Thank you to all of the volunteers who contributed to this release by testing and translating Tor Browser! 💜

🧅 12.0 for Android also includes the option to "prioritize .onion sites". When enabled, you will be redirected automatically to the matching .onion site for any web site that has Onion-Location configured.

🔒 HTTPS-Only Mode is now enabled by default in Tor Browser for Android. This change will help provide the same level of protection against SSL stripping attacks by malicious exit relays that we introduced to desktop in Tor Browser 11.5.