Security News > 2022 > July > Tor Browser now bypasses internet censorship automatically
The Tor Project team has announced the release of Tor Browser 11.5, a major release that brings new features to help users fight censorship easier.
The Tor Browser has been created specifically for accessing sites through The Onion Router network to offer users anonymity and privacy when accessing information on the internet.
The updates in Tor Browser 11.5 focus on circumventing censorship, a process that started a year ago in version 10.5 with improving the Tor connection experience.
Tor Browser version 11.5 comes with a new feature called "Connection Assist", which assigns automatically the bridge configuration known to work best for the user's location.
"It manages to do so without needing to connect to the Tor Network first by utilizing moat - the same domain-fronting tool that Tor Browser uses to request a bridge from torproject.org."
The third significant improvement in Tor Browser 11.5 is a heavily revamped Network Settings menu, now called "Connection Settings", which should make it easier to find and understand specific settings.