# Tor Project Snowflake Volunteer, an Android app to help people bypass censorship

- Product: Tor Project (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/tor-project)
- Vendor: The Tor Project
- Date: 2026-08-03
- Original notes: https://blog.torproject.org/snowflake-volunteer-standalone-app-to-help-people-bypass-censorship/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/tor-project/releases/2026-08-03-snowflake-volunteer-an-android-app-to-help-people

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Bypassing censorship comes down to two challenges: disguising internet traffic from censors while making an open network easy to reach. Snowflake is particularly effective at tackling both of these ch…

- **added** — Snowflake Volunteer is an Android app that helps people bypass censorship by disguising internet traffic from censors