# Roger Dingledine [ the Tor Project] on why Tor ecosystem funding matters

- Speakers: [Roger Dingledine](https://streameth.org/speakers/roger-dingledine)
- Channel: [Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress](https://streameth.org/ethereum-cypherpunk-congress)
- Date: 2026-06-09
- Duration: 00:54
- 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, Roger Dingledin, the Tor PRoject, Tor
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-nAigLthdBPY
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAigLthdBPY

## Description

Freedom is strongest when it's supported by you.

Roger Dingledine (Tor) shares his opinion on why Tor Project ecosystem funding matters. 

Donate & protect rights online: https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

Projects participating: 

- SecureDrop: Secure whistleblower submission system used by journalists and newsrooms

- OpenArchive: Privacy-first archiving tools for human rights defenders and journalists

- OnionShare: Open-source tool for secure, anonymous file sharing and hosting

- Ricochet Refresh: Metadata-resistant instant messaging over Tor

- Onion Browser: Tor-powered web browser for iOS

- Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI): Global observatory documenting internet censorship and shutdowns

- Paskoocheh, by ASL19: Anti-censorship technology and digital security support

- Unredacted: Infrastructure supporting censorship circumvention and resilient communications

- Digital Security Help Desk, by Miaan Group: Internet freedom technologies supporting users in Iran

- Osservatorio Nessuno: Protecting activists, journalists, and civil society organizations with tech support and traceless software

#FundInternetFreedom

## Transcript

Hello, I'm Roger Dingledine, one of the people who started tour. I don't usually do cell phone videos, but this one's important. We're running a fundraising campaign alongside funding the commons. It's not directly for us, but rather is for our broader community. We're highlighting whistleblowing platforms, censorship measurement, safe file sharing, infrastructure like running relays, and more. Over the past two decades, we've helped to grow a great community of projects around us. But that ecosystem is at risk this year because of the loss of some of the big traditional funders. It's time to show that alternative funding models can actually work. Please join us to help fund the internet freedom ecosystem. Thank you.