Your pal Al 🪴📝

Fundraiser, formerly [@torproject](https://mastodon.social/@torproject ) • In-progress ceramicist & occasional fiber crafter • Oxford comma enjoyer • Fan of the internet • Anti-fascist transgender menace • Seattle, WA 🌈🔗⚡

pronouns: they / them

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2026-10-07 18:21:41 UTC

News! After 8 years [@torproject](https://mastodon.social/@torproject ), I'm stepping away from my role as Director of Fundraising this month.
Working to fund privacy and anti-censorship technology has been an *actual* dream. The incredibly smart people at Tor and in the ecosystem have taught me so much about the link between the software we use and our personal freedoms. I'm proud of building out a team, successfully diversifying our funding base, and being able to experiment with innovative new methods of funding digital public goods along the way.
I will be taking a short break after my time and Tor and then on to new adventures. I'll share more soon! 💜 🪩

2026-09-11 22:59:38 UTC

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Thanks for supporting us @npub14vu…9wlz. :) Am also curious to hear about your thoughts on hosting a campaign on Daffy and if it's a good experience for you as a host / what kind of feedback you get from folks (if any).

2026-08-26 16:56:21 UTC

The Tor Project (@npub1vwv…cqgs) is recruiting new members for our Board of Directors! Come serve as vital governance and fiduciary oversight (fun, right?!) during a critical time to advance privacy and fight online censorship. Jokes aside, governance is such an important function for the health and longevity of Tor—this is a meaningful role for people who want to have positive impact. https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/board-of-directors/

2026-05-19 17:47:32 UTC

Last year, a stable source of internet freedom funding was unceremoniously cut off, grants rescinded, and organizations left in the lurch—with users in peril and programs shut down.
So far this funding has not re-materialized. If we want a free internet, if we want a private internet, if we want nonprofit internet (meaning, no extractive profit model), we have to collectively support the tools and software that makes that possible.
Today, @npub1vwv…cqgs has launched a funding campaign to support 10 internet freedom + privacy projects using the quadratic funding formula. The more individual donors participate, the more match funds each organization will receive!
This is an experiment, an optimistic pilot, a way to use Tor's platform to help the ecosystem. I hope you'll take a look!
https://internetfreedom.torproject.org

2025-11-12 18:52:58 UTC

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they're enshittifying enshittification

2025-10-29 20:45:57 UTC

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We need help translating the documentation on support.torproject.org. It's currently available in Spanish, Farsi, German, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Japanese, Arabic, and Simplified Chinese. Can you help us expand the languages offered? https://blog.torproject.org/new-user-support-portal-tor-tails/

2025-10-29 20:44:39 UTC

In Tor news today: we're launching a new support portal that makes documentation more clear, better organized, and easier to read on desktop + mobile. Check it out! https://support.torproject.org

2025-07-30 19:00:12 UTC

Great new Tails release that allows you to use WebTunnel bridges to connect to the Tor network from Tails! This helps users in places like China and Russia connect to the Tor network, even when obfs4 bridges are blocked. **This work was made possible because of individual donors to @npub1vwv…cqgs (vs. a grant).** If you donate to Tor, this is part of what you're making possible. 💜 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6_18/

2025-06-26 15:56:52 UTC

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If you use Firefox, Chrome, Edge, or Brave, you can easily install an extension that allows you to become a Snowflake proxy whenever you open your browser. This is safe, private, and low risk.
*Right now*, I'm acting as a Snowflake proxy for nine different users just by typing away here on the fedi.
https://social-coop-media.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media_attachments/files/114/750/480/350/236/726/original/0cc0648ddadbde20.png

2025-06-26 15:52:42 UTC

In conjunction with escalating conflict, Iranians are currently facing even more challenges to getting access to the internet than they did previously: restrictive blocking, filtering, and complete shutdowns of the internet. This makes it very difficult to stay abreast of the latest news and to contact friends and family.
Tor's Snowflake is a currently effective method of circumventing some of this censorship, and we need more volunteers to run more Snowflake proxies!

2024-09-19 04:54:59 UTC

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You could use the functional resume style, which is more focused on your skills than chronological job history. Are you allowed to talk about some of your previous accomplishments in a very general way to not violate whatever agreements you have?