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@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ You discover the [Tor Project](https://www.torproject.org/)—or rather, you lea
At the time of writing there are over 6,300 Tor relays, and I like to think this number will continue to grow steadily. Each one—no matter its uptime, bandwidth or overall reputation, or whether it’s a Guard, Middle or Exit—each one is the direct result of an individual deciding to sacrifice money, time and effort for the cause of fighting for a freer Internet: enabling millions of users—journalists, bloggers, whistleblowers, activists and everyday people like you and I—to communicate anonymously, and therefore safely, wherever we are in the world. At the time of writing there are over 6,300 Tor relays, and I like to think this number will continue to grow steadily. Each one—no matter its uptime, bandwidth or overall reputation, or whether it’s a Guard, Middle or Exit—each one is the direct result of an individual deciding to sacrifice money, time and effort for the cause of fighting for a freer Internet: enabling millions of users—journalists, bloggers, whistleblowers, activists and everyday people like you and I—to communicate anonymously, and therefore safely, wherever we are in the world.
Like many others, at first I was unsure about running my own relay. The usual doubts and questions arose: surely it's too difficult; I don’t know much about servers, and it’s surely expensive and beyond my skill-set to configure one as a Tor relay. But then I watched this talk by the articulate, intelligent and passionate Tor Project developer [Jacob Appelbaum](https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=Wl5OQz0Ko8c) (if you do nothing else today, watch it). Like many others, at first I was unsure about running my own relay. The usual doubts and questions arose: surely it's too difficult; I don’t know much about servers, and it’s surely expensive and beyond my skill-set to configure one as a Tor relay. But then I watched this talk ([Invidious Link](https://invidious.privacyguides.net/watch?v=Wl5OQz0Ko8c), [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wl5OQz0Ko8c)) by the articulate, intelligent and passionate Tor Project developer Jacob Appelbaum (if you do nothing else today, watch it).
Jacob couldn’t have made a better case for direct action, requesting of the audience: Jacob couldn’t have made a better case for direct action, requesting of the audience: