if you are using #TorBrowser in a censored area, and need to fetch new bridges, you'll currently get stuck on not getting a captcha. If that happen to you, you can go in `about:config`, search for the key `extensions.torlauncher.bridgedb_front` and set it to `foursquare.com` instead of `cdn.sstatic.net`. The next update should fix that issue, but you won't be able to get it automatically if your TorBrowser can't already access Tor.

See this post on @torproject forum: https://forum.torproject.org/t/temporary-fix-for-moat-and-connection-assist/9385

Temporary fix for moat and connection assist

Tor Browser’s connections to bridge distribution and circumvention settings services are temporarily not working for some users. This will be fixed in the next release, but some users will need to follow these steps in order to configure a working Tor connection to receive the update. The reasons for this problem are the same as those discussed in the previous forum post about Snowflake: Problems with Snowflake since 2023-09-20: "broker failure Unexpected error, no answer." Until the fix is de...

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@a000d4f7a91939d0e71df1646d7a48 @torproject I guess someone's doing traffic analysis of #TorBrowser...

Ideally I recommend people to stock up on #TorBridges via #BridgeDB beforehand...

https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/111436869173146530

Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])

@[email protected] Not to mention it being used in more and more #Cyberfacist regimes to preemptively detain and harrass and detain people without charges. And yes, that also happens in the global "west"... https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110533134513076980 So let the #Wumao at least work for their sweet entries manually farming #BridgeDB @ https://bridges.torproject.org aka. http://yq5jjvr7drkjrelzhut7kgclfuro65jjlivyzfmxiq2kyv5lickrl4qd.onion for #TorBridges...

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@kkarhan no, cdn.sstatic.net used to be hosted on Fastly, and moved to Cloudflare, which break domain fronting to TorProject servers. foursquare.com is just one in many domain that is still on Fastly.

@a000d4f7a91939d0e71df1646d7a48 Yeah, ClownFlare are just bad and a gross and net negative for the internet.

Even before they hosted KiwiFarms them bullying @torproject / Tor Browser users was bad.