# [Free the internet](
https://tails.net/news/free_the_internet/)
This year we are calling to **FREE THE INTERNET**! By supporting Tor, your
donation will help break the chains of censorship and surveillance. If you
give now during the campaign, [your donation will be
matched](
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-em2-yec2025) by our supporters
at [Power Up Privacy](
https://powerupprivacy.com/). This means a $25 donation
will have a $50 impact -- and all donations over $25 will qualify you for fun
[Tor merchandise](
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-em2-yec2025). 👀
[Donate now](
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-em2-yec2025)
At the Tor Project, along with our incredible community of supporters, we're
not just envisioning a free internet -- **we're building it** :
* In countries like Turkmenistan where access to information is tightly controlled, [Turkmen.news](
https://turkmen.news/) trusts Tor to [provide safe access to the free internet](
https://blog.torproject.org/Corruption-Control-Turkmenistan-internet-censorship-business/) where it once did not exist.
* [Freedom of the Press Foundation](
https://freedom.press/) uses Tor as the backbone of [SecureDrop](
https://securedrop.org/news/five-things-to-know-about-securedrop/), a tool that allows journalists and sources to communicate freely without fear of retaliation or exposure.
* In Russia and Egypt, where authorities often block encrypted tools to control communications, individuals use Tor Browser to access encrypted email services like [Tuta Mail](
https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-blocked-russia) to freely communicate.
Tor is a building block for a free internet, and it takes our collective
efforts to improve and amplify it. That's why during the next three months,
the Tor Project will be holding a fundraising campaign during which we ask for
your support to advance digital freedom.
[Donate now](
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-em2-yec2025)
To learn more about how Tor is freeing the internet from surveillance and
censorship, and how we are putting charitable donations to work, please tune
into our annual _State of the Onion_ virtual event to learn more. Save these
dates and make your [donation today](
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-
em2-yec2025)!
# Upcoming events
* **State of the Onion - the Tor Project (Wednesday, November 12)**
* The State of the Onion is the Tor Project's annual virtual event where we share updates from the Tor Project and the Tor community. The event on November 12 will focus on the Tor Project and the organization's work.
* 📺 Stream live on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@TheTorProject)
* **State of the Onion - Community (Wednesday, December 10)**
* The State of the Onion is the Tor Project's annual virtual event where we share updates from the Tor Project and the Tor community. The event on December 10 will be a special day celebrating the UN's adoption and proclamation of the [Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights) in 1948 as well.
* 📺 Stream live on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@TheTorProject)
# Ways to get involved
* **Make a donation** : [Donate through our website](
https://torproject.org/donate/donate-em2-yec2025) (or any other method listed on our [FAQ](
https://donate.torproject.org/faq/)) and your donation will be matched, 1:1, up to $250,000.
* **Ask the company you work for if they will match your donation** : Many corporations will match their employees' donations to charitable organizations. Ask at work if your company will match your gift.
* **Share on social media** : Let the people in your networks know that all donations to the Tor Project are currently being matched. You can easily share a post from our social channels: [Mastodon](
https://mastodon.social/@torproject), [Bluesky](
https://bsky.app/profile/torproject.org), [X](
https://x.com/torproject), and [more](
https://forum.torproject.org/t/the-tor-projects-official-accounts-on-social-media/7125).
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https://newsletter.torproject.org/).
Thank you for supporting a free internet.
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