Navigating .onion sites—special-use domains accessible only through the Tor Browser

Status: Direct mirror of their official service.

Stay safe, stay skeptical, and never trust a .onion link just because it has a green checkmark next to it.

Before diving into specific topic links, start with search engines that index onion content without tracking your IP. Engines like DuckDuckGo (onion version) or Torch are staple starting points. 2. Secure Communication Tools

This is the most critical part of the phrase. A "verified" onion link is supposed to have been checked by a human or a bot to confirm that: