Let’s take the example of When I type this address in my browser, the browser through the OS will resolve this hostname into its corresponding IP address, which is now 172.217.21.68. Similarly, those websites know your IP address and can trace it back as well. This is the Internet as most people know it whenever you access a website, like etc., your browser knows the exact address (IP) of each of those websites. In Clearnet, sources and destinations know about each other in every communication, the source knows the destination address and the destination knows the source address. The main difference between the two nets is traceability. Media companies have pushed against Russia’s attempt to control information following legislation imposing prison sentences for those spreading information that goes against the Russian government’s narrative on the war.The Internet is divided - in terms of anonymity - into two nets: Clearnet and Darknet. Twitter, BBC, the US government-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle and Latvia-based website Meduza were also blocked. Last week, Russian officials blocked access to Facebook in retaliation for the platforms placing restrictions on state-owned media. Russia has broadened its efforts to control the spread of information on the invasion of Ukraine and to move against independent news sources and social media websites. “This is possibly the most important and long-awaited tweet that I’ve ever composed,” he wrote on Tuesday. Software engineer and internet security expert Alec Muffett, who has worked with other companies to set up onion sites, announced Twitter’s new service on his own Twitter account. While the term “dark web” connotes illegal sites such as the now-defunct Silk Road drug market, it is also often used by people seeking to remain anonymous for their safety and also to access sites censored by repressive governments.įacebook and other sites such as the BBC also have versions accessible on Tor. Known as an “onion” service, users can access this version of Twitter if they download the Tor browser, which allows people to access sites on what is also referred to as the “dark web”.

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