I live in a country where the state decides what counts as “truth.” And if you go looking for the wrong kind of information online, things get… complicated.
That’s why I rely on dark web link repositories—not because I’m into hacking or drugs, but because they give me access to websites that don’t exist on the regular internet. Independent journalism. LGBTQ+ support groups. Encrypted chatrooms. Sites that talk honestly about politics, history, and identity without fear of censorship.
These aren’t rogue zones—they’re safe havens.
Now, do some of these directories contain things I’d never click on? Absolutely. There are marketplaces for stolen data, extremist forums, and other junk. But that’s the trade-off: if you want free speech, you accept that not everyone will use it wisely.
What I appreciate most is the curation. Someone out there is doing the work—filtering out scams, tagging content, and making sure new users don’t fall into the worst corners of the dark web by accident.
It’s not unlike FOSS communities: messy, passionate, and fiercely protective of their space.
So while the surface web gets dumber and more surveilled by the day, I’ll keep bookmarking those .onion link lists. Because in a world where truth is under threat, even imperfect sources are better than none at all.