Tor is strongest when the broader internet freedom ecosystem is healthy. In partnership with @FundingCommons we are excited to launch a web3-native crowdfunding initiative benefitting 10 internet freedom projects at https://t.co/Nqkoxt9g8T.
Thank you to or generous matchfunders @cakewallet, @ZcashCommGrants, @Logos_network, and @OctantApp
https://t.co/x1w3gkZEZO
"In some places even searching can feel risky, so people hide parts of themselves"
Support the organizations ensuring that the internet is no longer one of those places.
https://t.co/Nqkoxt8Ijl
Thank you @cakewallet, @ZcashCommGrants, @Logos_network, @gitcoin and many more who #FundInternetFreedom
Some questions are difficult to ask out loud.
Around the world, people use privacy tools to search, learn, connect, and find community safely online.
The @torproject ecosystem supports open source protecting the freedom to explore identity, communicate privately, and stay connected without fear of surveillance.
Support the projects protecting digital freedom from @OpenObservatory to @SecureDrop: https://t.co/m7330rrgwz
This weekend in Bolivia I shared a space with women journalists and discuss about privacy and freedom of speech, thanks @torproject for making this possible.
We not only learnt about how tor works but also had a space to discuss why privacy matters on our local communities 💪
Roger Dingledine, co-founder of @torproject, on why Tor was built as a non-profit, and why that structure matters for the work itself.
Privacy and anti-censorship infrastructure doesn't fit a venture-backed timeline.
The people who depend on it most can't wait two years for a project to be "profitable," and the work is rarely something a board would prioritize on a quarterly roadmap.
What sustains it is community support, public-interest funding, and structures built to put users first.
A whole ecosystem of small nonprofits has grown up around Tor, building whistleblower submission systems, secure messaging, mobile archiving, anti-censorship infrastructure, and tools for activists and journalists.
The Internet Freedom Project is built to support this ecosystem. A $115K match pool from @cakewallet, @ZcashCommGrants, @Logos_network, and @OctantApp amplifies every donation made to the ten projects below through June 18.
Support @SecureDrop, @open_archive, OnionShare, @r2refresh, @OnionBrowser, @OpenObservatory, @PasKoocheh, @unredacted_org, Miaan Group, and Osservatorio Nessuno.
https://t.co/ASpCN4Q2it
The Internet Freedom Project is live with @torproject, and it's one of the most exciting things I've contributed to at @FundingCommons.
We just published our thinking behind it 👇
This week @torproject and @FundingCommons launched a crowdfunding round for ten internet freedom nonprofits. One of crypto's first real uses was private funding for journalists and activists who couldn't rely on banks. The industry drifted from that. This round is a way back.
We're grateful to @TorProject and @FundingCommons for including us in this crowdfunding campaign alongside nine other cool projects as a new way to fund internet freedom!
https://t.co/Wv3oHogJuy
Proud to be supporting this vital initiative with both the tech (all orgs are using @cakewallet to receive donations!) and freedom money (we’re matching $50k in donations)
Let’s #FundInternetFreedom together!
Freedom depends on many open source projects. Today Tor starts with 10 of them in a new crowdfunding initiative for the next 30 days.
Quadratic funding means more donors = more matched funds. You can support them also with ZEC.
ZCG added $50K for matching donations.
One campaign. Ten teams. One open web. We're proud to join 9 organizations fighting to keep critical internet freedom tools alive and funded.
⭐ And you can join us too: https://t.co/e0wJb4OTNn