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The end of The Hidden Wiki on Tor

Despite the fact that the hidden Tor service The Hidden Wiki stopped working back in 2007, many people think about it with nostalgia. The site was an anonymous wiki encyclopedia, which was protected from censorship. Letโ€™s remember those wonderful days when any user after registration could edit materials in The Hidden Wiki.

The long-established location hidden Tor-service The Hidden Wiki is now gone and now only shows the following message:

โ€œThe hidden wiki is gone. If you set up a new one and post the link to the or-talk list Iโ€™ll link it from here. 06/07/07.โ€

There are several location hidden wikiโ€™s. The one knows asย Theย hidden wikiย is the oneย admittedย and recommended as a starting point for people who are new to Tor and the only-available-to-Tor-usersย location hidden services,ย which possibly explains why this particular hidden wiki is known asย Theย hidden wiki.

Location hidden servicesย are websites and services who are provided using a Tor-server and can only be accessed using a Tor-client. The actual domains for the services are hard to guess (and remember) because the domains are actually hashes of a private key.

This providesย securityย since you can be sure that the service you connect to are actually run by the person(s) who have the key for the hash you are visiting. It also makes location hidden services very hard to find by accident.

At present, December 2019, there is no service that could replace or at least approach The Hidden Wiki.

The hidden wikiย was a nice starting point for location hidden services, a โ€œfront pageโ€ if you will. Nowย itโ€™s gone. Thus; I feel compelled to provide someย other nice starting pointsย for people who are relatively new toย Torย and location hidden services.

Exploring the Dark Webโ€™s Hidden Services

The Dark Web, often referred to as the underbelly of the internet, is a mysterious realm that exists beyond the surface web, hidden from standard search engines. Itโ€™s a part of the internet where anonymity is key, and users can access hidden services, websites, and communities that are not indexed by traditional search engines like Google or Bing.

Exploring the Dark Webโ€™s hidden services is a topic that captivates the curiosity of many. It encompasses a wide array of activities, from privacy-focused communication platforms to marketplaces for illicit goods and services. The Dark Web is also home to various forums and communities where users discuss topics ranging from cybersecurity to political activism.

Exploring the Dark Web's Hidden Services

However, delving into this hidden world is not without risks. Law enforcement agencies closely monitor the Dark Web to curb illegal activities, and users navigating these spaces must be cautious to avoid scams, malware, and potential legal consequences.

Despite the risks, the Dark Web remains a subject of intrigue for researchers, cybersecurity experts, and individuals interested in understanding the complexities of the internetโ€™s hidden layers. Exploring its hidden services offers a glimpse into the anonymity, privacy concerns, and the often-controversial activities that characterize this enigmatic corner of the digital universe.

Nnqtnsoohprzqckeโ„ข

Nnqtnsoohprzqcke

 

Nnqtnsoohprzqckeโ„ข is a Tor-based search engine built using DataParkSearch, a free search engine software. Itโ€™s a good starting point for exploring hidden Tor services because:

  1. It looks familiar โ€“ Its design is similar to popular non-Tor search engines.
  2. Itโ€™s relatively fast โ€“ While .onion sites are generally slower than normal websites, Nnqtnsoohprzqckeโ„ข runs efficiently with only a slight delay typical of Tor services.

This search engine makes it easier to navigate the hidden web while maintaining privacy and anonymity.

To ensure your security and privacy, we recommend you always use a free VPN for Chrome

Toogle

Toogleย is theย otherย good Tor-land search-engine. Itโ€™s based onย mnogosearchย and is a nice startingpoint. It seems to return fewer and less relevant results thanย Nnqtnsoohprzqcke(tm), but still: Itโ€™s relatively fast and it presents a clean search-result page.

Just a few more tips

The above mentioned search-engines should allow you to find most of the interesting non-closed community location hidden services. Here are a few more starting pointers just for fun:

  • onionforumย โ€“ perhaps the most visited/used forum in onionland.
  • APE hidden services linksย โ€“ A wikipage with a list of location hidden services, much like the one which was at the front page ofย The hidden wiki.

This should be enough links to .onion-land to get you started on theย anonymous and uncensored Internet.ย :-)

One last little detail: There are a few location hidden services that may upset some people. 99.9% of them are labelled as such when linked to, and the chance of accidentally visiting a site with content that is disturbing to most people is relatively low. But it may happen. Youโ€™ve been warned.

Now.. welcome to Tor-land and do enjoy all the subversive sites and services out there!