Google announced that starting in June 2024, ad blockers such as uBlock Origin #uBOwill be disabled in Chrome 127 and later with the rollout of Manifest V3 (#Mv3).
The new #Chrome manifest will prevent using custom filters and stops on demand updates of blocklist. Only #Google authorized updates to browser extension will be allowed in the future, which mean an automatic win for Google in their battle to stop YouTube #AdBlockers .
#ManifestV3 is deceitful and threatening to your privacy, and now is a good time to switch to #Firefox (@mozilla) and/or #TorBrowser (@torproject) if you haven't done so already!
EDIT for clarification: MV3 in Chrome will still allow some ad blocking extensions, but will severely limit their blocking ability and even restricts pre-set filters to 50 MAX.
Over the past few years all the major tech companies of the GAFAM have shadow-banned or literally banned most of the collectives using kolektiva.media. Now we've learned that the Turkish state has blocked access to our domain due to "distribution of terrorist propaganda". More than ever, the State, the cops and those in power want to keep revolutionary ideas and counter-information out of the mainstream.
Furthermore, with all the mainstream social media algorithms showing us almost nothing but ads, you may feel like you're now missing some good anarchist content you were enjoying in the past. If it's the case, you can subscribe to a Peertube channel's RSS feed or also subscribe to the newsletters of different projects to never miss a video.
Really pleased to see this post outlining how @devs helps deliver more of the fediverse than any other platform. And the majority of that is done for free, as part of our Fast Forward program for supporting open source and the open web. Best of all, there are lots of different platforms doing this work, exactly as you'd hope — the open web is more competitive and enables lots of different options. https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/who-hosts-the-fediverse-instances
@jwz@anildash Fully agree. Cloudflare should be avoided at all costs, and not only because of their political views but also because it's yet another layer of centralization threatening the free web with bullshit like "Checking if the site connection is secure" or "You're using #Tor Browser? Bad luck for you, fuck off". When I was still following #MastoAdmin I found it always super silly when fedi admins were telling proudly that their decentralized Mastodon instance is now behind CF. 🤦🏼♂️
Donations are down across the board this year, and nonprofits like the Tor Project are facing unprecedented challenges. If you value the privacy that #Tor offers yourself and others, please consider making a donation today. https://torproject.org/donate/donate-md-ann-2023
Your contribution helps ensure Tor continues to provide online privacy to everyone who needs it.💜
#job: Project Manager - Come to work with The #Tor Project
The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking a Project Manager with product experience to help coordinate our Tor Browser (desktop and mobile), UX, and Community teams.
Tor is a valuable tool for browsing the web anonymously, but since it's powered by volunteers willing to share some bandwidth and a computer, it's always in need of additional help. Which is why EFF is announcing the Tor University Challenge, a project asking universities to start running Tor...
Yesterday, the Network Team at @torproject released #Tor version 0.4.8.9.
This release contains a fix for a remote assertion crash bug that we consider high severity.
We strongly encourage all Onion Services operators and projects bundling Tor to enable Onion Services integration in their applications to upgrade to Tor 0.4.8.9.
"As a developer on the Network Team, you will be part of a small team that develops and maintains the networking software at the core of the Tor network, keeping it secure and improving it for the future." #FediHire
In this role, you will:
Help design, develop, and improve Arti, our Rust implementation of the Tor protocol.
Contribute to other free, open-source Rust projects
Internet Freedom Non-profit Seeks Browser Software Engineer (Contractor)
The #Tor Project is seeking an experienced browser software engineer to work as a contractor on Mullvad Browser as part of Tor Project's Applications team.
The Network Team at @torproject released #Tor 0.4.7.16 and 0.4.8.8. These two releases contain a fix for a security issue that we consider high severity.
We strongly encourage all relay operators to update their relays to one of these releases.
EFF is launching the "TOR University Challenge" that tries to encourage universities to run a TOR network relay. Universities accepting the Challenge can win prizes and help millions of people access a free, open, uncensored internet
🛡️ When you are keen on web privacy, i.e. anonymity, what do you use? Is there actually a difference for you between @torproject, @i2p, @Freenet and #GNUnet and is their use important to you? Multiple selection possible.
i know people might be hesitant in sending their resume on a third-party platform, talk to me directly if that's a concern, we can either track you separately or add you manually.
also absolutely let me know if you had trouble submitting your application, we're hopefully going to start contacting people for interviews next week or so.
my focus on this hire is to find some skilled person who will help diversify our team, and so far we've had a lot of white dudes apply, so if you've been hesitant because you lack the self-confidence, skill set, or anything else, still give it a shot, and make sure you give us a good reason to hire you in your cover letter :) even if you don't quite fit all requirements, i typically at least read the resume and cover letter
Announcing the Tor University Challenge | EFF.org (www.eff.org)
Tor is a valuable tool for browsing the web anonymously, but since it's powered by volunteers willing to share some bandwidth and a computer, it's always in need of additional help. Which is why EFF is announcing the Tor University Challenge, a project asking universities to start running Tor...