Onion Sites That Don't Suck

An index of the non-dark web...

• updated: 24 jan 2017 (see the change history for specifics)
• licensed: cc-by-sa
• author/editor: alec muffett

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The Format

Submission Notes

• NO MORE THAN 1 SITE UPDATE PER REQUEST WILL BE ACCEPTED
  • submit them separately
• Check for SSL availability and upgrade to that if available
• Check that the site is up and the link works
• Stable sites, HTTP and/or HTTPS only

Theme

This list is for substantial, commercial or social-good mainstream websites with onion presence.

• no sites for tech with less than (arbitrary) 10,000 users
• no nudity, exploitation, drugs or sketchy-content sites
• no onion-only sites

The editor may choose to annotate or drop any entries as deemed fit.

Pull Request Submission

Pull requests for the main list will be accepted only for entries of the form:

## Sitename
* <url of onion, https if available> [lock emoji if https] [optional site intention, eg: mobile]
(optional source: url)

Pull requests for the SecureDrop list will be accepted only for entries of the form:

## Descriptive Publication or Journalist Name
* <url of onion, https if available> [lock emoji if https]
* <source url citing the above url>

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The List

DuckDuckGo

• http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/

Facebook

• https://www.facebookcorewwwi.onion/ 🔒
• https://m.facebookcorewwwi.onion/ 🔒 mobile site

blockchain.info

• https://blockchainbdgpzk.onion/ 🔒

ProPublica

• https://www.propub3r6espa33w.onion/ 🔒

Protonmail

• https://protonirockerxow.onion/ 🔒

ExpressVPN

• http://expressobutiolem.onion/

Riseup

• http://nzh3fv6jc6jskki3.onion/ main site
• http://xpgylzydxykgdqyg.onion/ lists
• http://zsolxunfmbfuq7wf.onion/rc/ mail
• http://5jp7xtmox6jyoqd5.onion/ etherpad
• http://6zc6sejeho3fwrd4.onion/ file share / pastebin
• http://j6uhdvbhz74oefxf.onion/ user admin

(source: https://riseup.net/en/security/network-security/tor)

Debian

• http://sejnfjrq6szgca7v.onion/

(source: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/debian-and-tor-services-available-onion-services)

Qubes OS

• http://qubesos4rrrrz6n4.onion/

Privacy International

• https://privacyintyqcroe.onion/ 🔒

Tor Project

• http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/ main site
• http://yz7lpwfhhzcdyc5y.onion/ index of torproject onion sites; also https://onion.torproject.org/

(Tor Project keeps a huge number of onion sites, in varying states of stability; see the index)

Mail2Tor

• http://mail2tor2zyjdctd.onion/

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SecureDrop sites

Sites that use https://securedrop.org/

New York Times

• https://nytimes2tsqtnxek.onion/ 🔒
• https://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2016/news-tips/#securedrop

The New Yorker

• http://strngbxhwyuu37a3.onion/
• http://projects.newyorker.com/strongbox/

ProPublica

• http://pubdrop4dw6rk3aq.onion/
• https://securedrop.propublica.org/

Guardian

• http://33y6fjyhs3phzfjj.onion/
• https://securedrop.theguardian.com/

The Intercept

• https://y6xjgkgwj47us5ca.onion/ 🔒
• https://theintercept.com/securedrop/

Washington Post

• http://vbmwh445kf3fs2v4.onion/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/securedrop/

BalkanLeaks

• http://4fluf34prrpdojsr.onion/
• https://balkanleaks.eu/

Project On Government Oversight (POGO)

• http://dqeasamlf3jld2kz.onion/
• https://securedrop.pogo.org/

Gawker Media

• http://gawker5oxtsc6fa7.onion/
• https://gawkermediagroup.com/securedrop/

The Globe and Mail

• http://n572ltkg4nld3bsz.onion/
• https://sec.theglobeandmail.com/securedrop/

CBC / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

• http://ad2ztmbv5vmbj7ic.onion
• https://securedrop.cbc.ca/

Peerlyst

• http://z5hns3zhhne7z6bl.onion/
• https://www.peerlyst.com/secure-drop

CPJ / Committee to Protect Journalists

• http://2x2hb5ykeu4qlxqe.onion/
• https://cpj.org/blog/2016/05/how-securedrop-helps-cpj-protect-journalists.php

Aftenposten

• http://da5nr4lx4djdrsj7.onion/
• https://www.aftenposten.no/securedrop/

VG / Verdens Gang

• http://vgnettwin5lyl4yr.onion/
• https://securedrop.vg.no/