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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: plus5 on July 02, 2013, 03:39 pm

Title: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: plus5 on July 02, 2013, 03:39 pm
There's been a lot in the news about how sickos are using the hidden internet to share CP images. The way things are going the next step will be calls for ISPs to start blocking TOR. I understand there have been calls for this to take place in Japan.

Just wondering what other people think about this and how people would access SR if this took place ?
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: Strangiato on July 03, 2013, 06:05 am
I was under the impression that TOR was designed to not be blocked. The US navy helped fund it so people in Internet suppressed countries could still use it. That's why they are going after bitcoins instead of TOR and Silk Road. Ironic that Japan is against CP with lolicon and all.
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: blackya on July 03, 2013, 01:01 pm
Sorry guys,
what is CP?

by the way my TOR is also not available  :-[
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: mrhendrix on July 03, 2013, 01:08 pm
Where in the news my friend, have you got any links to any articles? I wouldn't be surprised if that was the argument they choose to support the closing of TOR; the masses will be easily swayed by an emotive subject like this.
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: b0m on July 03, 2013, 01:52 pm
Hmm? My TOR is running perfectly fine. How are u guys online here without TOR?
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: mcguire39 on July 03, 2013, 02:12 pm
CP is childpr0n. ISP's can easily block tor, all they need to know are all the tor entry nodes and then block traffic to them. There are ways around that though.
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: Wadozo on July 03, 2013, 02:16 pm
CP = Child Porn. Tor is not blocked. While it is blocked in some countries around the world such as China, for those of us living in the Western world, it's alive and running as per usual. Why are you posting this bullshit for?? Tor is only one of the anonymous networks available to users. Others besides Tor include I2P, Freenet and a host of others currently under development. Tor also has many legitimate uses besides those that are illegal and is not the one and only option of accessing CP on the Hidden Web. Shutting down Tor wouldn't block CP users. They would just switch networks.
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: blackya on July 03, 2013, 03:58 pm
I come from Western Europe country and it says TOR is too slow to establish connection  :(

maybe it is my provider??????
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: Wadozo on July 03, 2013, 04:16 pm
I come from Western Europe country and it says TOR is too slow to establish connection  :(

maybe it is my provider??????

You're posting on the Forum through Tor though??? If you're talking about the SR site itself, it could just be busy with traffic.

Have you tried to use a "new identity" and connect again? What exactly does the screen show? Are you connected to Tor but the page still not loading?
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: /I_Surf_Worm_Holes on July 03, 2013, 06:24 pm
are you, perchance, talking about the "Congratulations! Your browser is set up to use Tor." (or something to that effect)  welcome page, where your LEGITIMATE ;) IP address is displayed?

If so, that page has also not displayed for me in about 20 hours or so.  IDK if this is because I am a world traveler or if this is due to some other reason.  Anywho, I can still access onionland without that one page loading properly.
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: blackya on July 03, 2013, 07:46 pm
yes, exactly! Since this morning this page has not showed up :" Congratulations! U are using TOR and so on"

but with SR or this forum no problem to log in.

anyway weird........
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: plus5 on July 03, 2013, 09:33 pm
Hi - I wasn't saying Tor is blocked at present, I was saying that this is something that I think will be touted as a solution to the problem of these people sending these sick images whilst hiding behind the anonymity of Tor.
From what I understand, it is possible to block Tor at the ISP level, and it is something that has been suggested in Japan.
In the law makers eyes, the "hidden" internet is the playground of terrorists, child abusers and evil drug peddlars and it would be possible to stop it.
And of course there is the old favourite slogan, if you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide, so why would anyone be worried!
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: Wa1ter White on July 03, 2013, 10:46 pm
Ive got an interesting conspiracy theory ive been mulling over for the last couple of days....


So the military industrial complex develops the darkweb, they can obviously shut it down if they want... but that's not what they want!


They run the drugs and pedophilia trade! They want to perpetuate the darkweb!

DISCUSS
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: Wadozo on July 03, 2013, 11:02 pm
Hi - I wasn't saying Tor is blocked at present, I was saying that this is something that I think will be touted as a solution to the problem of these people sending these sick images whilst hiding behind the anonymity of Tor.
From what I understand, it is possible to block Tor at the ISP level, and it is something that has been suggested in Japan.
In the law makers eyes, the "hidden" internet is the playground of terrorists, child abusers and evil drug peddlars and it would be possible to stop it.
And of course there is the old favourite slogan, if you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to hide, so why would anyone be worried!

Your ISP can block access to the Tor website, preventing users from downloading Tor and using it however there are ways around this. The Tor Project can email you the executable file (zipped), you can have the exe. file sent to you on a thumb drive or a CD, etc, etc. More info. about this can be found on the Tor website.
Title: Re: TOR blocked due to CP users ?
Post by: plus5 on July 05, 2013, 03:33 pm
Interesting conspiracy theory from Walter White, also heard suggested they run the bitcoin laundering sites so in fact they can keep an eye on where all the bitcoins are going as well.
I don't believe that for one moment though !