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at 2026-01-27T11:12:07+00:00

Update create-blog-post script

- move the alpha-channel reminder closer to top of blog post
- link to the Future of Tor Browser Alpha blog-post in the reminder

   lead=../../../assets/static/images/blog/tor-browser-stable.png

   title="New Release: Tor Browser $tbb_version"

   download_page='https://www.torproject.org/download/'

-  reminder=''

+  alpha_reminder=''

 else

   blog_dir_base="new-alpha-release-tor-browser"

   lead=../../../assets/static/images/blog/tor-browser-alpha.png

   title="New Alpha Release: Tor Browser $tbb_version"

   download_page='https://www.torproject.org/download/alpha/'

-  reminder="⚠️ **Reminder**: Tor Browser Alpha release channel is for [testing only](https://community.torproject.org/user-research/become-tester/). If you are at risk or need strong anonymity, stick with the [stable release channel](https://www.torproject.org/download/)."

+  alpha_reminder="⚠️ **Reminder**: The Tor Browser Alpha release-channel is for [testing only](https://community.torproject.org/user-research/become-tester/). As such, Tor Browser Alpha is not intended for general use because it is more likely to include bugs affecting usability, security, and privacy.

+

+Moreover, Tor Browser Alphas are now based on Firefox's betas. Please read more about this important change in the [Future of Tor Browser Alpha](https://blog.torproject.org/future-of-tor-browser-alpha/) blog post.

+

+If you are an at-risk user, require strong anonymity, or just want a reliably-working browser, please stick with the [stable release channel](https://www.torproject.org/download/)."

 fi

 blog_dir="$content_dir/$blog_dir_base-"$(echo $tbb_version | sed 's/\.//g')

 summary: Tor Browser $tbb_version is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory.

 ---

 body:

+

 Tor Browser $tbb_version is now available from the [Tor Browser download page]($download_page) and also from our [distribution directory](https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/$tbb_version/).

 This version includes important [security updates](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/) to Firefox.

+$alpha_reminder

+

 ## Send us your feedback

 If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, [please let us know](https://support.torproject.org/misc/bug-or-feedback/).

-$reminder

-

 ## Full changelog

 EOF

morgan pushed to branch main at The Tor Project / Applications / tor-browser-build

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