Hello r/Tor! I'm going to be trying out something new here.

Help with the Documentation!

Between August 30 and September 3, the Tor Project will host the third edition of their user documentation hackathon

You should help out! Seriously.

https://blog.torproject.org/docshackathon-2021

Be a snowflake!

Install the Snowflake extension (for Firefox or Chrome) and help users in censored locations access Tor and an open web. There is no need to worry about which websites people are accessing through your proxy. Their visible browsing IP address will match their Tor exit node, not yours.

Donate!

Help Tor Smash Bugs: The Bug Smash Fund is back for its third year. Launched in 2019, it helps the Tor Project have a dedicated amount of money that can be spend on finding and fixing bugs. Though it isn't all about bugs, the Bug Smash Fund has also been used to push emergency releases and respond in the censorship arms race.

All donations in august go towards this Bug Smash Fund. But every month is a good month to donate!

So donate, and see the blog entry for more info.

The Tor Project is searching for developers.

Think you have what is needed to help develop Tor Browser or deal with censorship? Or do you know someone that you think would fit?

The Tor Project is searching for:

• a Software Developer for Anti-Censorship Team
• a Rust Software Developer
• two Software Engineers for the Applications Team
• a User Support Specialist

Known bugs in Tor Browser 10.5

^(excluding those that are fixed in releases up to 10.5.3. Both of these should be fixed in the next release)

• Saved logins don't work
• DuckDuckGo onion search option is for v2 onion

V2 Onion Services are being deprecated.

You'll probably already have seen this in your Tor Browser, but v2, or the short onion addresses, are being deprecated. Around October they will no longer work in Tor Browser or any version of (little-t-)tor (the system proxy) per the deprecation timeline.