No the relays are run by the community the Torproject doesn't run any relays. You could donate to a relay associations if you don't want to run a relay yourself.
Check out this post, but its better for the health of the network for there to be a diversity of exit node providers, so its better for folks to run one themselves, especially if they are in an under-represented country, or not in the cloud etc.
I support the Tor project but I have to admit that I am far too much of a coward to run an exit node on any network associated with me.
I know most usage of Tor isn’t illegal, but I don’t think it’s much of a secret that there is a fair amount of illegal stuff available on Tor, and I don’t want the FBI knocking on my door because my IP has been tied to some kind of kiddie porn site.
bauruine|4 months ago
https://community.torproject.org/relay/community-resources/r...
pabs3|4 months ago
https://blog.torproject.org/support-tor-network-donate-exit-...
Another group I heard about that turns donations into exit nodes:
https://nos-oignons.net/
tombert|4 months ago
I know most usage of Tor isn’t illegal, but I don’t think it’s much of a secret that there is a fair amount of illegal stuff available on Tor, and I don’t want the FBI knocking on my door because my IP has been tied to some kind of kiddie porn site.