https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/9695DFC35FFEB861329B9F1AB04C46397020CE... https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/F2044413DAC2E02E3D6BCF4735A19BCA1DE972... https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/BD6A829255CB08E66FBE7D3748363586E46B38... https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/74A910646BCEEFBCD2E874FC1DC997430F9681... https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/7EA6EAD6FD83083C538F44038BBFA077587DD7... all show a big increase in sent bytes starting at the end of July.
It isn't growth in Tor users, since those have stayed relatively flat in the last two weeks.
And the new rate seems to be the new normal -- it's showing no signs of going back to the old rate.
I would assume it's outgoing directory stuff, since that's most of what dir auths do.
Any guesses?
--Roger