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<h1>Join the Tor Network</h1>
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<p>We created a video with <a
href="https://www.tacticaltech.org/">Tactical
Tech</a> to help understand why being a relay matters (<a
href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2012-03-04-BuildingBridges-HD-english.ogv">HD
version</a>). It is translated into <a
href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2012-03-04-BuildingBridges-HD-arabic.ogv">Arabic</a>,
<a
href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2012-03-04-BuildingBridges-HD-farsi.ogv">Farsi</a>,
<a
href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2012-03-04-BuildingBridges-HD-german.ogv">German</a>,
<a
href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2012-03-04-BuildingBridges-HD-mandarin.ogv">Mandarin
Chinese</a>, and <a
href="https://media.torproject.org/video/2012-03-04-BuildingBridges-HD-spanish.ogv">Spanish</a></p>
<p>The Tor network relies on volunteers to donate bandwidth. The more
people who run Tor as a relay or a bridge, the faster and safer the
network becomes.</p>
<h1>Two ways to join and help out</h1>
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<h2>Run it yourself</h2>
<p>You can run Tor as either a relay or a bridge. A bridge will usually
see less traffic than a relay, and will only be the first hop in the
three hop circuit. </p>
