soc.octade.net is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
#mastoadmin #tip use an #activitypub #relay like https://rel.re because relre supports relaying to and from #tor #onion instances.
#Utiq is a joint venture by four major European telecom operators (Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, Vodafone) that replaces third-party cookies with ISP-level tracking. #VPNs, #Tor, #DNS encryption - anything that encrypts your traffic so the ISP can't inject the Utiq signal into your connections. Standard ad-blockers won't block it because it's not in the page content - it's in the network layer.
The Onion Network is not a hidden cloak, yet it helps to protect the privacy and identity of both the client and the server if used right.
https://silentarchitect.org/2026/06/tor-the-architect-way.html
What's stopping directory authorities from being malicious and only accepting relays that they control?
What's stopping them from all colluding to do that, since they are (in Tor) hand chosen by the team and hard-coded into the binary?
Okay, yes, Tor users have to trust the Tor project anyway as they have a near monopoly on clients (except, I guess, for Orbot, which is being replaced with the in-house TorVPN anyway). But that just raises more questions.
#Tor #Katzenpost (also uses dir auths)
@strypey
>I have to spell it out for you? Ok. Only organising sites for actual fascists are being denied commercial DDoS protection.
Only? Are you sure? What's stopping them from censoring a different kind of site?
Like I said, it's not up to us how the 'pattern' continues.
Luckily there are alternatives. For example, #Tor has built-in DDoS protection for onion sites. And some admins have made their own DIY DDoS protection thing.
Last week in #FDroid (LWIF) is live:
* 2.0 going forward, expect more soon
* more categories
* #Conversations_IM #Quicksy #XMPP save to gallery or not?
* #Mindustry good news and bad and good again
* #Launcher3 fork back, will you accept the gift?
* Lumine #DPI proxy in your pocket
* #SimpleX gets public... channels
* #Snowflake #Tor will you help others?
* #SyncUp another #Syncthing fork with a twist
+ 26 new apps
& 251 updates
- 1 archived app
Rolling on: https://f-droid.org/2026/05/08/twif.html
Mozilla, Proton, Mullvad, Tor Project, and EFF signed a letter opposing UK online age-verification proposals over privacy and surveillance risks 🌐
The coalition warned mandatory age gates could centralize identity checks, weaken anonymity, and push open web toward closed, monitored platforms 🔒
🔗 https://cyberinsider.com/mozilla-mullvad-proton-sign-letter-opposing-uk-age-verification/
#TechNews #Mozilla #Proton #Mullvad #Tor #UnitedKingdom #EFF #Privacy #Cybersecurity #OpenSource #FOSS #VPN #Surveillance #UK #DigitalRights #Internet #Freedom #AgeVerification
@Tutanota I suggest adding"❌ Suppression of Tor users (in my opinion by Tuta)"to the right side.
I tried to create an anonymous Tuta account when I was living in a dictatorship and I remember it didn't work.
I was using Tor because I didn't want to be abducted into a concentration camp (euphemistically called "jail") by the dictatorial regime in retaliation for legitimate and legal exercising of my human and constitutional right to free speech I was planning using that account.
I strongly suspect the reason it didn't work was because IMO Tuta was suppressing Tor users.
Due to this,my work in publishing public domain legal norms the regime was trying to hide,was greatly slowed down and made difficult.
When Tuta is writing like this,in my opinion it is hypocrisy.
The following hashtags may be unrelated or only remotely related to the topic of this post:
#hypocrisy #tuta #tutanota #tor #freespeech #freedomofspeech #dictatorship #anonymity #rejection #privacy #encryption #censorship
"We found a stable #Firefox identifier linking all your private #Tor identities"
https://fingerprint.com/blog/firefox-tor-indexeddb-privacy-vulnerability/
It's heartbreaking to see that there's a growing number of people who no longer feel safe in their own home or country.
Unfortunately, for people in precarious situations, digital footprints of all kind can be enough to threaten safety.
Whether you know someone who is a victim of domestic violence, a queer person living in a hostile environment, or a human rights activist located in regions adverse to their cause, Tails might be able to help.
Here's a beginner-friendly guide on how to install Tails, for yourself or for others.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/01/29/installing-and-using-tails/
#Privacy #Tails #Tor #TransSafety #DomesticViolence #LGBTQ #Democracy #HumanRights #Censorship
The Human Capybara [She/He/They - Elle/Il/iel] » 🌐
@aSweetGentleman@mstdn.social
I heard of TOR years ago but didn't bother learning more at the time.
Time to correct that I think.
"By using Tor for banal activities, when you aren't in any danger worse than a nasty ad-attack, you help to normalize the use of Tor and add more noise to the traffic. The more people do this, the more using Tor becomes just something people do when they care about privacy online, and nothing more."
You might have heard of Tor already,
yet never dared to try it yourself.
Despite being around for decades,
Tor is still a tool too few people know about. Tor is essential to journalists, activists, whistleblowers, dissidents, and people in vulnerable situations everywhere.
Thanks to Tor, activists have a safe way to continue fighting for human rights and resist censorship from oppressive regimes.
Here's how Tor works,
and why you should support it.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/30/in-praise-of-tor/
#Tor: "A Server That Forgets: Exploring Stateless Relays"
Check out our latest guest post by Osservatorio Nessuno (@0n_odv) who explore how a stateless, diskless operating system can improve #Tor relay security and improve physical attack resistance. https://blog.torproject.org/exploring-stateless-relays/