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Some of us remember a time when the internet felt freer, when it felt like your identity didn’t matter and your online activity wasn’t being exploited, at least so blatantly, by big tech, advertisers, or worse.  Whether it’s something we experienced or not, I think it’s safe to say this is a vision of the internet we all share in the Tor community.

In line with that vision, today, we launched our end of year fundraising campaign, Take Back the Internet with Tor. Antonela and Alon created the retro-inspired visuals you can now see on the donate page, our swag, banners, and social media profiles.

We are asking for donations [1] to help Take Back the Internet with Tor through the end of the year, and Mozilla will be matching every donation we receive until 31 December. Throughout the campaign, we’ll be offering prizes, and everyone who donates any amount in the first week will be entered to win each giveaway [2].

This is where we need your help.

We rely on our end of year fundraising campaigns for a significant amount of our funding and in a crucial form (unrestricted).  Please help us spread the word about the campaign to friends and family, on social media, or in your community. Just liking and RTing our social media posts [3] can make an impact.

Thanks for your support.

Cheers,Steph

[1] https://donate.torproject.org

[2] https://blog.torproject.org/take-back-internet-us

[3] https://twitter.com/torproject/status/1188802873997565952

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