commit 8d7dd7b65ec798139cf2cbb25ca10b4106b880f3 Author: kat kat@torproject.org Date: Sat Dec 2 14:50:57 2017 -0500
Fix dead links and update content. (#22522)
Make dead news report links point to wayback machine versions. Make dead adopton link point to Wikipedia. Removed outdated IBB/BBG link and content. Added SecureDrop to journalist section. --- about/en/torusers.wml | 20 +++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/about/en/torusers.wml b/about/en/torusers.wml index f0a32be7..1313fc4d 100644 --- a/about/en/torusers.wml +++ b/about/en/torusers.wml @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ </li> <li><strong>They research sensitive topics.</strong> There's a wealth of information available online. But perhaps in your country, access to information on AIDS, birth control, - <a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/tibetan-culture-website-shut-down-in-china-53327.html">Tibetan culture</a>, + <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120107130815/http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/tibetan-culture-website-shut-down-in-china-53327.html">Tibetan culture</a>, or world religions is behind a national firewall. </li> <li><strong>They skirt surveillance.</strong> Even harmless web browsing can sometimes raise red flags for suspicious observers. Using Tor protects your privacy by making it extremely dificult for an observer to correlate the sites you visit with your physical-world identity. @@ -74,12 +74,10 @@ tracks Internet prisoners of conscience and jailed or harmed journalists all over the world. They advise journalists, sources, bloggers, and dissidents to use Tor to ensure their privacy and safety. </li> - <li><strong>The US <a href="http://www.ibb.gov/">International Broadcasting Bureau</a></strong> - (Voice of America/Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Asia) supports Tor development to help Internet users in countries without - safe access to free media. Tor preserves the ability of persons behind national firewalls or under - the surveillance of repressive regimes to obtain a global perspective on controversial topics including democracy, - economics and religion. - </li> + <li>Tor is part of <strong><a href="https://securedrop.org/">SecureDrop</a></strong>, an open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources. <a href="https://securedrop.org/directory">Many news organizations</a> use SecureDrop, including the Associated Press, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The CBC, ProPublica, Dagbladet, and more. + </li> + <li>Tor preserves the ability of people behind national firewalls or under the surveillance of repressive regimes to obtain a global perspective on controversial topics including democracy, economics and religion. + </li> <li><strong>Citizen journalists in China</strong> use Tor to write about local events to encourage social change and political reform. </li> @@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ <li> Tor can help activists avoid government or corporate censorship that hinders organization. In one such case, a - <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/07/24/telus-sites050724.html">Canadian ISP blocked access to a union website used by their own employees</a> + <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071015142759/http://www.cbc.ca:80/canada/story/2005/07/24/telus-sites050724.html">Canadian ISP blocked access to a union website used by their own employees</a> to help organize a strike. </li> </ul> @@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ <hr> <ul> <li>Frequently we hear about bloggers who are - <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112541909221726743-Kl4kLxv0wSbjqrkXg_DieY3c8lg_20050930.html">sued</a> or + <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060910122231/http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB112541909221726743-Kl4kLxv0wSbjqrkXg_DieY3c8lg_20050930.html">sued</a> or <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/workplace/2005-06-14-worker-blogs-usat_x.htm">fired</a> for saying perfectly legal things online, in their blog.</li> <li>We recommend the <a href="http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal">EFF Legal Guide for Bloggers</a>.</li> @@ -317,8 +315,8 @@ <a href="http://www.edge.org/q2006/q06_4.html#kelly">con</a>, and <a href="http://web.mit.edu/gtmarx/www/anon.html">academic</a>) over anonymity. The Tor project is based on the belief that anonymity is not just a good idea some of the time — it is a requirement for a free and functioning society. The <a href="http://www.eff.org/issues/anonymity">EFF maintains a good overview</a> of how anonymity was crucial to the founding of the United States. Anonymity is recognized by US courts as a fundamental and important right. In fact, governments mandate anonymity in many cases themselves: - <a href="https://www.crimeline.co.za/">police tip lines</a>, - <a href="http://www.texasbar.com/Content/ContentGroups/Public_Information1/Legal_Resources_Consumer_Information/Family_Law1/Adoption_Options.htm#sect2">adoption services</a>, + <a href="https://www.crimeline.co.za/">police tip lines</a>, + <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_adoption">some adoption services</a>, <a href="http://writ.news.findlaw.com/aronson/20020827.html">police officer identities</a>, and so forth. It would be impossible to rehash the entire anonymity debate here — it is too large an issue with too many nuances, and there are plenty of other places where this information can be found. We do have a <a href="<page docs/faq-abuse>">Tor abuse</a> page describing some of