What is the Dark Web and how to get there?

What is Dark Web?

Somewhere on TikTok, YouTube, or from your friends, you’ve definitely heard fairy tales about a secret and dark place on the Internet where neither borders nor law enforcement have power. In most cases, you skipped such topics due to lack of interest. But, there are living examples of people who were motivated enough to dig through all the available layers of the Internet without experience and with a lot of childish enthusiasm, all in the name of finding information.

 

As you may have already understood from the title, today we will talk about the Dark Web, a part of the Internet that is so scary for most people. In each section of the article, we will analyze one of the important aspects of the dark web. Starting with how to choose an operating system and hardware to work with, and ending with interesting topics for home study related to the dark web. But if you’re one of those people who never have enough, we have a comprehensive article on “What is the Dark Web” that you can read if you want. All articles and additional materials mentioned in this article can be found on the deepweb-net blog. Let’s get started, shall we?

How to prepare for working with the Dark Web?

As with any other skill, working with the Dark Web requires certain skills and equipment. Of course, no one is forbidding you to run headlong to your Windows gaming laptop, download the Tor browser, and start ordering an assortment of “sweets” with your parent’s credit card. We hope that you, our reader, are an intelligent and balanced person. So, where do we recommend you to start?

 

To begin with, choose the operating system you will use, as your family Windows computer will not be the best solution due to its vulnerability. We advise you to read the article “Best operating systems for Dark Web”, which will give you a lot of information that is both interesting and useful in our case. If you are still hesitating after reading it and cannot select one thing, we recommend you to pick Tails OS, and you can learn more about it in this article — “Best USB sticks for running Tails: Enhance your Dark Web security”.

 

Well, we seem to have figured out the operating system, but if you plan to use the Dark Web not as a set of blogs and forums, but plan to interact with it somehow, then you need mail. If you’ve started to take an interest in the topic of the Dark Web, you know why you shouldn’t use your Gmail, Outlook, or similar email. So, we have smoothly moved on to the next tool we require, namely temporary mail. Here, everyone has their own choice, but we can recommend 2 ways: read the selection of the best temporary email services for 2024, or use a ready-made solution from deepweb-net.

 

You’ve heard of Tor, VPN, and similar terms before, and you’ve probably already used a VPN. When working with the Dark Web, you can’t do without them, either. But a thousand questions immediately pop up: “Which one should I choose?”, ‘Which one is safer?’, ‘Which one is right for me?’, and many others. So that you don’t have to search for a long time, we have found everything for you! We recommend that you read the article “Onion vs. I2P” and “Tor vs. VPN”. After reading them, you will be able to choose a specific tool for specific tasks.

How to choose a computer to work on the Dark Web

So we’ve come to the topic that should seem to raise the least amount of questions, but as usual, it’s not… The topic of computer choice is where most discussions between the camps of fans of opposing global brands begin. The Intel fan camp versus the Ryzen fan camp. Lovers of personal computers vs. lovers of laptops. Somewhere among them, fans of Lenovo ThinkPads and owners of Apple devices are still debating. Therefore, we will not go into specifics in this article, but simply recommend that you read the guide “Guide to choosing the best computer for Dark Web. It contains all the pros and cons, and discusses the subtleties of picking a working machine, so start reading it as soon as possible!

Fraudsters on the Dark Web, their types and how to deal with them

No place where there are no laws and no law enforcement powers is left untouched by intruders, fraudsters, and other criminal elements. The same problem exists with the Dark Web, where, on the one hand, it is a free trade zone and uncensored media, and on the other hand, it is a whole syndicate of fraudsters looking for victims around the clock.

 

We are not going to talk about such banal things as “don’t give anyone real information about yourself”, “don’t use unverified stores” and many others, but will show you the way to go to be safe and learn how to protect others. To get started, check out the classic scams in the article “Top Dangers of the Dark Web” and then start your own research in this area. If you need even more information, you can ask your questions to the participants of Dark Web forums, and the article “Top 5 best Dark Web Forums in 2024” will help you choose the best forum.

List of interesting topics for researching the Dark Web

Well, you’ve done your homework, picked the best computer for you, and didn’t forget about a secure connection. Congratulations! Today, you have started your own journey into exploring the Dark Web. Just like clearnet, it contains all kinds of sites, people of all nations and religions, safe and unsafe content, and much more. But what place should you take in it? One way or another, we don’t want to let you go empty-handed, so we’re giving you the top topics you should read before actively exploring the Dark Web:

 

– You can learn how to speed up your Tor browser in the article: “How to make Tor browser faster”.

 

– What is Browser fingerprinting and why it is important will be explained in the article “Browser fingerprinting: What is it and how can you protect yourself against it?”.

 

– If you are a connoisseur of “high art” and need the Dark Web to find inspiration and something new, check out the article “Best documentaries on the Dark Web”.

 

– If you have a sense of righteousness inside you and are thinking about the legality and correctness of your actions, the article “Is Tor legal?” will help you with this.

 

– And finally, to further reduce the number of your negative experiences with the Dark Web and to further protect you, we recommend that you read the article “Dark Web’s notorious cases”. In it, you will learn about the most popular fraud schemes that have been uncovered, which will help you avoid falling for similar scams in the future.

Where can I get an Onion link to research the Dark Web?

Again, the topic is full of variations, where everyone chooses the most convenient way for themselves. Nevertheless, we cannot but discuss this topic. In most cases, each site changes its link from several times a month to several times a day, which is due to the specifics of the site. More or less stable are the so-called “onion site list”, which serve as an anchor in the boundless depths of the Internet. So, you can read the article “How to find onion websites in Tor network?” to help you in your search, or start studying a ready-made list of sites that you can get on the deepweb-net site. On this site, you will get not just a one-time link that may become irrelevant over time, but an active tab for each interesting site, the links to which are updated as they become obsolete.

Conclusion

We’ve provided you with some basic information that is crucial when working with the Dark Web, and that you’ll be returning to over time. At this point, you’ve started your own journey in exploring the Dark Web, and you’ve already chosen a vector of development in working with it. To keep up with the latest developments, we recommend following the deepweb-net blog, where you will find information on any topic of interest and always learn about the latest developments in the depths of the Internet. Be careful and check everything twice.