Tor Project and Funding the Commons Launch Web3-Native Crowdfunding Campaign - "The Defiant"

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The Tor Project and Funding the Commons today announced the launch of what they say is the first Web3-native crowdfunding campaign dedicated to the internet freedom ecosystem, bringing together organizations from the privacy, cryptocurrency, and open-source worlds to address a mounting funding crisis for tools millions of people rely on.

The campaign, live at internetfreedom.torproject.org and accessible via Onion Service, accepts donations in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Monero, and Golem through June 18.

It benefits ten nonprofits working across censorship circumvention, secure communications, and privacy-preserving infrastructure — among them SecureDrop, the whistleblower submission system used by newsrooms; OONI, which documents internet censorship and shutdowns globally; and the Miaan Group, which supports internet freedom specifically for users in Iran.