Re:Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
by a_vanderbilt on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:06AM
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I use Tor occasionally to see what's going on in the flip side of the net and to contribute to routing, but honestly you aren't going to convince anyone who isn't ideologically inclined to support it. It doesn't help that Tor itself is full of scams and dark markets selling who knows what. It seems to have gotten better over the years, but normal people aren't going to put up with that. Nobody wants to see that stuff.
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Re:Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
by throwaway290 on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:09AM
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If you use a Tor browser you see the same web as with your "normal" browser. You'd need to actively search for dark web and shady markets (and no you can't just google that up either), it's impossible to "accidentally" see that stuff.
Re:Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
by WallyFunk on Friday July 28, 2023 @01:17PM
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Yes. I don't get ambushed by illegal content, as most of my surfing with Tor is for browsing the clearnet, (which is fairly innocuous and more sanitized than the dark web). I do use the 'real world' onions[0] to read The New York Times, etc
Re:Tor’s shadowy reputation will only end if we all use it
by swapfile on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:03PM
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>Tor itself is full of scams and dark markets selling who knows what.
Did you forget to read the article? They make the point that this is not the case. Tor Browser can be used to access most of the web besides aggressively anti-privacy platforms like Meta.
If you choose to go on a "Dark Web Search Engine" and that's what you find, that's entirely your decision and not something you would stumble upon.
>but normal people aren't going to put up with that. Nobody wants to see that stuff.
They would never see that stuff by accident, as they never do right now.