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.
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Meeting the demands of tomorrow's Internet
Reflecting on 2024 and looking forward to 2025.
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.
Defending the Tor network: Mitigating IP spoofing against Tor
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.
Get the latest from Tor, join us for State of the Onion 2024
We will be hosting our annual State of the Onion livestream, a virtual two-day event featuring the Tor Project's & Tor community's accomplishments of 2024. Join us on November 13th and 20th at 17:00 UTC.
Uniting for Internet Freedom: Tor Project & Tails Join Forces
The Tor Project and Tails have joined forces and merged operations to streamline operations, expand outreach, and strengthen both organizations' ability to protect people worldwide from surveillance and censorship.
Is Tor still safe to use?
This blog post is a response to an investigative news report about a large-scale law-enforcement attack that managed to de-anonymize a user of an old version of the long-retired app Ricochet. This blog post aims to provide insight into what we know so far. Nothing that the Tor Project has learned about this incident suggests that Tor Browser was attacked or exploited. Tor users can continue to use Tor Browser to access the web securely and anonymously.
Wikileaks: A case study on journalism and encryption
Drawing from his experience as a member of the hacker community, Assange recognized that encryption could offer a protective shield for investigative journalists and leveraged it for his work with Wikileaks. Among other tools, he used .onion sites, the Tor network, Tor Browser and Tails OS--which have now become a 'basic kit' for investigative journalism.
Join us for the Tor Community Day 2024 in Lisbon
The event will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on May 25th, 2024. It is free and open to the public with sessions in English and Portuguese.