The Tor ProjectJun 25

🚨 We're still in need of more #snowflake extensions to help keep Iranians connected during this critical time.

If you're able, please consider running a Tor Snowflake proxy. This simple and safe action can make a significant difference in ensuring Iranians stay online. #KeepItOn

To get started, visit: https://snowflake.torproject.org

Show threadvojagxanto
@torproject I have definitely seen a usage spike over the last few days. It’s not difficult to spin up / use the extension and there is no noticable difference to, for example, my connection, for anyone on the fence about helping
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The Tor ProjectJun 25

🚨 We're still in need of more #snowflake extensions to help keep Iranians connected during this critical time.

If you're able, please consider running a Tor Snowflake proxy. This simple and safe action can make a significant difference in ensuring Iranians stay online. #KeepItOn

To get started, visit: https://snowflake.torproject.org

Show thread HyperSoop Jun 25
@torproject Does the deployment of more snowflakes do much to improve the transport's censorship resistance or is it just a matter of throughput?
Correct me if this is wrong but from what i know snowflake connections require domain-fronted connections to one of the few centralized broker servers to bootstrap
Show threadhexaheximalJun 25

@soop @torproject IIRC, while the Snowflake proxy itself connects to the central bridge registry servers usage of it does not require that.

The entire purpose of Snowflake is to make Tor usage even harder to detect by disguising it as a WebRTC connection - which, to a government / organization attempting to block Tor, makes it blend in with normal VoIP / Video call traffic.

Show threaddiorama ١٣١٢ (hänet/demm/ihn)Jun 25
@torproject hey dear, how do you see orbot "altruistic mode"? does it fit the purpose?
Show threadRyanJun 25

@diorama @torproject

yep, this does exact same thing!

Show threadkasperdJun 25
Can I help if the machines I use are subject to a security policy which only allows software to be installed from the default Ubuntu and Debian repositories?
Show thread@Dwarf :borg_logo:Jun 25
@kasperd@westergaard.social @torproject yes, you can help without installing anything by going to https://embed-snowflake.torproject.org and keeping the tab open
Snowflake

Show threadkasperdJun 25
I forgot to mention that the machine I wanted to do this on is running headless and doesn’t have much spare RAM or disk space.
Show threadAndreasJun 25

@kasperd

You can build a standalone proxy from source and/or run it as docker container (the latest official image is quite old (the last time I checked it) which is why I build mine from source in a container).

@torproject

Show threadvojagxantoJun 25
@torproject kept mine on all day. hope it helped!
Show thread𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑣𐑸𐑥𐑩𐑯𐑦 | dɪsˈhɑːmənɪ | 異議の元素 Jun 25
@torproject I'm curious.
Iran cut off connections with only few exemptions (ICMP in select datacentres, DNS, mobile roaming, satellite), and WebRTC is not among any. In what way is Snowflake going to help? Or the intensity varies between Iranian provinces, and some of them allows WebRTC traffic?
Show threadGusJun 26
@lumiere @torproject since yesterday the Iranian gov is restoring the internet access in the country. Right now, the main limitation of how many users can use snowflake is the amount of proxies available.
Show threadvojagxantoJun 26
@torproject I have definitely seen a usage spike over the last few days. It’s not difficult to spin up / use the extension and there is no noticable difference to, for example, my connection, for anyone on the fence about helping
Show threadMiguel TorrellasJun 26
@torproject done!
Show threadDavidJun 30
@torproject Its running in #podman, there seems to be a lot more activity compared to just having it open in a browser tab. Requested a gitlab account to improve the Dockerfile but not response so far... [Edit: Account activated, thanks!]