Is Accessing the Deep Web Illegal?

No, it’s not. Dark web is what’s illegal. Wait, I’ll explain.

If you understand the deep web and you’re sure that you’re on the “deep web” only, meaning the clearnet part of the deep web which has unindexed web pages, it’s not illegal.

Or, if you’re accessing any of the legal deep web links (some examples are listed below) those too are 100% legal.

Then again, you have to be sure that you’re not accessing anything which you shouldn’t have access to, e.g. there may be a login page, and it’s not indexed which does make it “deep web” content but if you brute force your way in with the password, yes then it’s illegal.

Dark Web on the other hand, which lets you buy/sell products, hire killers and what not is totally illegal. Although even then, simply “browsing” the dark web too can’t land you in jail, but you better not give them reasons to suspect, right?

In a nutshell, the Deep Web in itself isn’t illegal; it’s just a network for security and privacy-conscious people. It’s only illegal when you venture into the dark web and commit some unlawful action there(such as downloading child porn / buying drugs  Fake documents, gadgets, games, weapons, credit cards and debit cards dumps, counterfeit bills, etc.) which when committed on the deep web are illegal.

Bottomline, simply browsing the deep web isn’t illegal, taking part in anything illegal in any way, is illegal, I hope you’ve got the idea!

Some Legal Sites on the Deep Web

When I said the Deep Web is legal I meant it, in fact, some major companies including Facebook have deep web versions of their sites.

This indicates that deep web isn’t illegal and can be safely accessed and used as long as no illegal action is committed on the deep web.

Deep Web was created for people who are privacy and security conscious and would like to exercise rights such as free speech or expose corruption without bringing harm to themselves.

So it’s 100% legal, as long as you’re exclusively on the “deep web” and aren’t doing anything illegal. Here are some legal deep web sites which aren’t only legal, but also have won prestigious prizes such as the Pulitzer for their vigilance.

So here are some answers for how to access the deep web, or better yet, how to access legal sites on the deep web.

a. ProPublica

Website: https://www.propub3r6espa33w.onion/

ProPublica is a journalism website which owns the Pulitzer and is funded by some very (very) rich organizations.

b. Facebook

Website: https://www.propub3r6espa33w.onion/

If you’d rather be anonymous and not get your data indexed on search engines, you can use this deep web version of Facebook.

c. Sci-Hub

Website: http://scihub22266oqcxt.onion/

The world is a centralized organization (Wow, that turned into a great quote actually!). Anyway, what Sci-Hub does is, make it decentralized.

It grants you access to some of the most premium, proven, hardcore scientific papers, for free!

The point of me listing all these legal deep web sites is to prove that the deep web isn’t illegal, it’s a more “liberal” kind of Internet, the way internet was supposed to be.

I’ll sum this “how to access the deep web” guide up shortly, after answering one more common question that arises with the deep web.

Some illegal Popular Deep Web Sites?

After some legal site sharing, now time to aware about the illegal sites that are highly popular in deep web community, If you are first time user and reading how to access the deep web then you should know about below-listed onion marketplaces.

a. Dream Marketplace

Website: http://t3e6ly3uoif4zcw2.onion/

These days dream market is reserving the first spot on the list of most visited dark websites, Everyday only dream market getting more than hundreds of thousands of deals every day between vendor or buyer, this is the most trusted source. Dream market has more than 120K+ listings related to all popular categories, mostly listing are related to drugs, digital goods, services. And supporting more than one cryptocurrencies (BTC, XMR, BCH) for buying or selling. If you want to read more about dream marketplace then check out dream market review.

b. WallStreet Marketplace

Website: http://wallstyizjhkrvmj.onion/

The alternative of dream marketplace that deserves for the second spot in the illegal sites, Same as other darknet markets wall street also provides platform to vendor or buyer where both can perform deals with each other, and deals protected by escrow service, for deals or escrow wall street market charge some fee to Both vendor or buyer. Here user can get listing items related to drugs, digital products, electronics, hacking, services, gadgets.

c. Empire Markets

Website: http://empiremktxgjovhm.onion/

I am also listing another marketplace on the third position, because this is new and look like clone of Alphabay ( Biggest marketplace, that seized in July  2017). Like as the previously listed marketplace, this marketplace growing very fast and thousands of users visiting every day and performs his required action, Empire market doesn’t have the huge amount of products listing like as dream market, or wall street markets but listing growing day to day. Empire Market have Fraud, Drugs & Chemicals, Counterfeit, Digital products, Data Dumps, Credit Card or Debit Card Dumps, Services, Weapons and etc.

I am not listing more illegal sites here because mostly dark websites are illegal, If you want to get more sites then you need to check http://deepweb2teloq5cl.onion and I already listed some filter top illegal sites.

How to Filter Good Deep Web Sites from Bad?

As you’re reading this how to access the deep web guide, I suppose you’re new to this so let me help you out, so you don’t land yourselves in trouble.

Good deep web sites simply mean sites which are legal and safe to use or won’t scam you.

Bad deep web sites are actually “dark web sites” which are either illegal and are pure scams.

The easiest way is to check what the site is offering. If it’s merely a blog, a search engine or anything else which isn’t delivering any illegal content (such as buying selling of weapons, or leaking question papers to some exams or asking for any personal or financial details) it is a legal and good deep web site so to say.

On the other hand, all “darknet markets” are illegal, so if it’s selling anything,”it’ll probably be illegal.

Or if you’re using something like a Bitcoin tumbler, or anything else which “may” scam you, you can check its legitimacy by a simple Google search (sitename + reviews), or check its “reddit” (sitename + subreddit). There you’ll find real people sharing their experience about the site so it’ll help you decide if you wish to proceed or not.