Favorite A coalition of privacy, internet freedom, cryptocurrency and open-source ecosystems, led by the Tor Project and Funding the Commons, today announced a new participatory funding campaign designed to support critical digital infrastructure at a moment of systemic funding instability. Launching today at internetfreedom.torproject.org and as an Onion Service, the campaign is the first-ever Web3-native…
Favorite Tor Browser 15.0.14 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full…
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to support the inaugural Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026, taking place on 26–27 October 2026 at the historic University of Barcelona. Organized by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), OpenForum Europe (OFE), Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), and the Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund (D//F), the Symposium brings together…
Favorite The bitter Michigan Senate primary was heating up earlier this month when a mystery group bought $5 million in TV ads boosting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s preferred candidate in the Democratic race, Haley Stevens. The group had an anodyne name — the Center for Democratic Priorities — and no track record in…
Favorite This post is part of a spotlight series on the organizations defending the free Internet. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but only if it survives. Behind every image or video is someone making a choice in real time: to document what they are seeing, preserve what others may try to deny,…
Favorite This guest post is part of a spotlight series on the organizations defending the free internet. A user in China once said this about our work: “You have helped many many people to overcome the great firewall. Without your help, I would be in the totally darkness trap and being brain-washed.” We don’t hear…
Favorite Members Newsletter – May 2026 Dear OSI community, As I write this, I’m starting my fourth week at the OSI. So far I’ve been balancing my time between staff briefings, sponsor and partner meetings, and coming up to speed on operations and our small-but-mighty team. I expect my listening tour will continue for a…
Favorite This post is part of a spotlight series on the organizations defending the free internet. Internet freedom has declined for 15 consecutive years. Beyond surveillance, the erosion of privacy and anonymity, and information manipulation, governments are targeting specific sites and services, or attacking infrastructure itself, causing shutdowns and deliberate disruptions for internet users. But…
Favorite This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser and in the Tor client. Changes and updates Update the Linux kernel to 6.12.86, which fixes Dirty Frag, a vulnerability that could allow an application in Tails to gain administration…
Favorite Tor Browser 15.0.13 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog since Tor Browser 15.0.12 is: All Platforms…
