# Sometimes Freedom Cant Be Expressed | the Tor Project + Funding the Commons pwrd by W3PN

- Channel: [Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress](https://streameth.org/ethereum-cypherpunk-congress)
- Date: 2026-06-09
- Duration: 01:53
- Topics: web3, privacy, now, crypto, cryptography, blockchain, data, security, human right, rights, tech, technology, internet, open source, free, freedom, ethereum, hackers, ethics, cypherpunk, dev, developer, dapp, decentralization, bitcoin, computer, surveillance, cyber, peer2peer, p2p, love, solidity, zk, zero knowledge, education, academy, w3pn, tor, tor project, funding the commons, fundraising, campaign, 2026, freedom online
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-bEr6cHscm3w
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEr6cHscm3w

## Description

Some questions are difficult to ask out loud.

Around the world, people use privacy tools to search, learn, connect, and find community safely online.

The Tor ecosystem supports open source projects protecting the freedom to explore identity, communicate privately, and stay connected without fear of surveillance.
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Support the projects from OONI to Securedrop protecting digital freedom:
https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

## Transcript

Sometimes freedom can't be expressed. Somewhere tonight, someone is searching for answers they cannot ask out loud. Questions about identity, about belonging, about whether anyone else feels the same way. In some places, even searching can feel risky. >> So, people hide parts of themselves, their thoughts, their questions, >> sometimes even their names. But the internet can also help people find each other safely. Open-source projects protecting the freedom to connect, organize, speak, and stay in touch even when someone powerful wants silence. This campaign is promoted by tour and funding the commons to fund independent projects defending freedom online. And with quadratic funding, even a small donation has a bigger impact. Sometimes freedom looks like a protest. >> Sometimes it looks like finding people who understand you. Support the tour ecosystem. Protect freedom online and share this video.