BBC News joins the dark web to avoid censorship

The BBC has made its international news website available via the Tor network, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts.

Calling out countries such as China, Iran & Vietnam BBC News have launched a version of their International news site on the Tor network.

For those unaware Tor is browser that routes encrypted traffic through a series of nodes in order to hide ones identity and the content being viewed.

More commonly known as the “dark web” it is often associated with more nefarious doings.

For those wanting to check it out, BBC News’ Tor site is available here: bbcnewsv2vjtpsuy.onion

Source: BBC News launches ‘dark web’ Tor mirror – BBC News