The BBC's normal website is accessible on Tor's website, but it doesn't use an onion domain. These encryption services are accessible on the Tor browser on websites that use a. Tor derives its name from 'onion routing,' a technique where messages sent through online networks are encased in several layers of encryption, similar to the layers of an onion. #onionizetheweb #privacy #security - The Tor Project October 23, 2019 onion sites are better protected against blocking and censorship, making it hard for a state to disrupt publication or to ban people from accessing a given website. The BBC is now available as an onion service. 'It equally could be described as the 'more secure web.''

'It's just a pejorative label, and doesn't actually mean much,' Muffett said. Tor has been used to reach the online black markets such as Silk Road, leading some to criticize the company for allowing disreputable services to be accessible.Īlec Muffett, an Internet security expert who helped both the BBC and The New York Times set up their onion domains, told NPR that Tor is more than a tool to access the 'dark web.' While the BBC is hoping to help a new audience get around censorship, Tor's defense against tracking and surveillance has also prompted many to use the browser for illicit purposes. According to the BBC, countries such as China, Iran and Vietnam have attempted to block access to its website. In an effort to fight media censorship, the BBC has made a version of its website available on Tor, a privacy-focused browser that makes it more difficult to monitor a user's online activity. The BBC made a more secure version of its website available on the Tor, a privacy-focused browser that makes it more difficult to monitor a user's online activity.

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