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Do these donations also support the operation of nodes? If not, how to support the network (other than running a node myself)?

• bauruine 1y ago
  No the relays are run by the community the Torproject doesn't run any relays. You could donate to a relay associations if you don't want to run a relay yourself. https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/relay-associations/ https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/r...
• pabs3 1y ago
  Check out this post, but its better for the health of the network for there to be a diversity of exit node providers, so its better for folks to run one themselves, especially if they are in an under-represented country, or not in the cloud etc. https://blog.torproject.org/support-tor-network-donate-exit-node-providers/ https://blog.torproject.org/support-tor-network-donate-exit-... Another group I heard about that turns donations into exit nodes: https://nos-oignons.net/ https://nos-oignons.net/
  • tombert 1y ago
    I support the Tor project but I have to admit that I am far too much of a coward to run an exit node on any network associated with me. I know most usage of Tor isn’t illegal, but I don’t think it’s much of a secret that there is a fair amount of illegal stuff available on Tor, and I don’t want the FBI knocking on my door because my IP has been tied to some kind of kiddie porn site.
    • monster_truck 1y ago
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      • tombert 1y ago
        I don’t think it’s “weird fear mongering”, but I would actually like to hear how I am wrong. ETA: From the posted article: > While it is relatively easy and risk-free to run a middle relay or a bridge, running an exit can be tough. You have to seek out a friendly ISP, explain Tor to them, and then navigate a laundry list of Internet bureaucracies to ensure that when abuse happens, the burden of answering complaints falls upon you and not your ISP. This seems to me that what I was worried about is actually perfectly rational.
        • monster_truck 1y ago
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    • bauruine 1y ago
      You don't have to run an exit. A middle node is as important as an exit. And running a non-exit relay is pretty hassle free. You will get blocked by some sites, especially banks and governments unfortunately so be aware of that if you want to run one at home. There is a list for ISPs that allow Tor nodes [0] but diversity is important so if you know an ISP with generous traffic allotments that's better. Just check the TOS that they don't explicitly forbid running a relay. Or you could run a bridge to help censored users connect to Tor. There is also some information on the community site about running and setting up all kinds of relays or bridges [1] [0] https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/good-bad-isps/ https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/g... [1] https://community.torproject.org/relay/ https://community.torproject.org/relay/
    • GauntletWizard 1y ago
      Having run an exit node for a couple of years, the worst part for me was the spam associated with torrent traffic. I got several notices per week of copyright requests, which I responded to with a form letter fuck off, but it was still obnoxious because my upstream required me to do so, creating a ticket that they would not close until I had responded. As far as dark websites, you are supporting them whenever you create any node, because any node can act as a hop for onion sites. On the balance, I think that it is worth having anonymity through Tor, but I will admit that that balance often seems a razor's edge.
      • tombert 1y ago
        In this particular case, it's not about supporting them, so much as I am just scared of being questioned by the FBI or something, or having my bandwidth throttled because people are stealing porn or movies. I might still run a middle node at some point, because I do support Tor and want to help.