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Originally Posted by Zizu
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Well if all the kids / teenagers know how to access the dark web and it’s worse than the internet then it makes this registry thing pointless ..
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The user would need very specific browsers that can access those sites. It's not an attractive way to use the internet by any means so it naturally scares off the vast majority of people. Most users simply won't bother. Some major sites detect those browsers as being bot-like in behavior because of how they function or the networks are simply blocked, so they will get an error message instead of being able to access them. They're usually peer-to-peer connected (think using someone else's connection to connect through to the internet) and have so much functionality hobbled out from within so that those connected users are not discernible individually to the other side. So the performance is going to be total dogsh**. They may actually think it's broken before being able to access anything because it's so crippled. In other words, you wouldn't want to watch anything video through it casually :laugh: It would be like using Opera Mini at points to connect to Youtube. You could theoretically watch hours of niche cat videos on it, sure, if you were worried what your ISP might think of you. But it's not what it's made for. You would use a proper way like a VPN instead.
There are legitimate reasons for people to broadcast on the dark web. For example, they're a journalist, investigative reporter or a blogger writing sensitive materials, they may want to use a specialized means to hide their tracks so would be familiar with those tools and offering alternative ways to get information out that also protect their users/readers. Hence those users who are reading your information are afraid of detection (for obvious safety reasons), so they would prefer to use the hidden links rather than the "official" pathways. For example people who live in places that aren't friendly towards free exchange of information and whose access to the web is severely limited. Law enforcement uses the same or similar tools to do investigative work, either in normal capacity or internally, so those tools are well known under that context.
I suspect the two major reasons people are motivated to use dark web-accessible browsers are 1) piracy and 2) privacy. There's also the worse elements that don't need mentioning, but I feel like they would've gotten into that before finding our the other method because they would've had to have come across a way to get to it.. either way, there are humanitarian uses for making available ways to browse anonymously. So it isn't all about accessing special websites. For hosting websites, it's a last resort for a website because it obviously limits the audience if most people don't know where to find it. But it can offer a backup method if they know their site is likely to be targeted by the authorities (thus an avenue to exchange critical information is lost)
What is the dark web? How to use Tor to access the dark web
https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-...how-to-access/
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The dark web is infamous as a dangerous place, where drugs are bought and hitmen hired, but it can be a safe way to browse the internet if your privacy is serious concern. And thanks to the Tor Browser, it's easy to do.
Indeed, Facebook, The New York Times and now even the CIA have sites on the dark web, hosting "onion" versions of their pages that can be accessed via the Tor browser. The spy agency is hoping to securely and anonymously collect tips, though its entire website, including job listings, are available on the onion service.
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Speaking of the not dark web, if you want to know how nosy sites truly are, use an anonymous browser for a little bit and watch your entire experience degrade. It does make you think more safety-oriented, but also services have a fit if you don't simply hand over enough information or access to them. It can feel downright criminal... so I can understand people who are being very critical about what gets left out there online. Still most of those people use Brave, I think, because it's a lot more user-friendly. |
