How Dark Websites Work

🔸 1. Visual Diagram — "How Dark Websites Work"

A simple info graphic-style explanation of how traffic flows through the Tor network to access a dark website.

🔸 2. List of Legal & Useful Dark Web Resources

Some .onion sites that are legal, helpful, and commonly used for journalism, privacy, and research.

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🖼️ Visual Diagram: How Dark Websites Work

Here’s a simplified text version of the visual diagram. If you want an actual image, let me know and I can generate one.

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[You] 
   ↓
[Your Computer + Tor Browser]
   ↓
[Entry Node] → [Middle Node] → [Exit Node]
   ↓
[Dark Website (.onion)]

🔍 Explanation:

• Tor Browser: Routes your traffic through three random servers (called "nodes").

• Entry Node: Knows your IP but not the destination.

• Middle Node: Passes data securely without knowing you or the site.

• Exit Node: Delivers your request to the .onion site—but can’t trace you back.

Everything is encrypted at each step, like layers of an onion—hence the name Onion Routing.

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🌐 Legal & Useful Dark Web Resources (All require Tor Browser)

Name	Purpose	Onion Link
Secure Drop	Anonymous whistle blowing for journalists	Depends on each media outlet (e.g., The Guardian’s SecureDrop)
ProPublica	Independent investigative journalism	https://www.propub3r6espa33w.onion/
The Hidden Wiki	Directory of .onion sites (Caution: mixed content)	http://zqktlwi4fecvo6ri.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Duck Duck Go (.onion)	Private search engine for Tor users	http://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion/
Tor Project (.onion)	Download Tor securely	http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/

⚠️ Note: Always verify .onion links through trusted sources. Malicious clones are common on the dark web.