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The deep web are parts of the World Wide Web whose contents are not indexed by standard web
search engines. The opposite term to the deep web is the surface web, which is accessible to
anyone using the Internet. Computer scientist Michael K. Bergman is credited with coining the
term deep web in 2001 as a search indexing term.
The content of the deep web is hidden behind HTTP forms and includes many very common uses
such as web mail, online banking, and services that users must pay for, and which are protected by
paywalls, such as video on demand and some online magazines and newspapers.
Trust me, whatever you think you know, probably isn’t right. The deep web is one of the most
misunderstood terms in the history of the Internet.
No, deep web isn’t that red-eyed monster which attacks governments and kills people as the
media portrays it to be.
It’s a just a part of the internet, that’s not indexed; as simple as that. It’s called the deep web
because it’s not discoverable on the surface web.
So in other words, “the part of the internet which isn’t indexed by conventional search engines
(Google/Yahoo/Bing, etc.) is called the Deep web.”
Also note that the internet used by most people comprises of only 5-10% of the actual internet,
while the other 90% is dominated by this deeper part of the web we’re talking about.
Unfortunately, it’s quite often confused with the dark web, which is a completely different version
of it altogether so let’s clear that up as well.
Before you learn how to access the deep web, it’s important to learn the very important difference
between the deep web and dark web.
The deep web as I said above is just “non-indexed content”, so it may contain databases, user
records, your bank details, some employee records, backups, government files (not too
confidential maybe, but just not indexed) are all part of the deep web.
Search engines don’t index private or unnecessary information, and whatever’s not indexed comes
under the deep web.
Here’s an example of content which can be called deep web content. Any material which is
password protected, highly encrypted or just restricted for search engines to index is deep web
content.
One major misconception in today’s world is, the deep web can only be accessed on the Tor
network, well that’s not true. As you can see with the above example, you can access it even on
your general browsers.
While as for the dark web, it’s a smaller part of the deep web, but it’s what most people refer to
when they’re talking of the “big bad part of the internet,” and that’s exactly what the dark web is.
The dark web is basically where all the “bad” stuff actually resides, bad things as in Child
Pornography, Darknet Markets which let you buy drugs, weapons, guns, etc., Red rooms which
stream live torture, rape, and murder and everything else.
Unlike the deep web, which also exists on the clearnet; the dark web is solely on the “onion
network,” an anonymous, decentralized network which can be accessed using the Tor browser.
These are exclusively on the onion network because the network is not govt. controlled or
regulated and hence is the perfect place for all those illegal activities that the darkweb holds.
Because the darkweb exists on the onion network, it doesn’t have the typical .com/.net/.org kind
of URLs and instead has a .onion extension.
Any and all content on the onion network, with .onion extension, is deep web content. So, the
deep web is like the “overall” entity, which has a smaller fraction, a part which is darker and evil
and is called the dark web.
Bottomline, all of the dark web is deep web, but not all of the deep web is dark (neither illegal).
Difference Between Darknet Markets and Deep Web
To learn how to access the Deep web, you need to know the difference
between Darknet markets and the deep web, so you’re sure of what you’re
getting into.
Darknet markets are what let you buy/sell illegal goods, download
unlawful/pirated software, order hits on people (yes, it’s a real thing), and
do everything else which the deep web is accused of.
So, any illegal market on the deep web is darknet, a small part of the deep
web that is, while there’s a good and positive side to the rest of the deep
web.
Also, darknet markets can only be accessed on the Tor network, and quite
often need an “invite code” for you to join them.
But, if you’re talking solely, exclusively and uniquely of the “deep web,” in
that case, it just consists of data which “isn’t indexed on a search engine”.
And this data can be ANYTHING.
For e.g, there may be “whistleblowing sites” which you can use to expose
powerful people, there are sites which let you watch legal videos, legal
music etc without tracing or tracking you on the deep web as well.
Or there may be attendance records of politicians for the senate which isn’t
exactly “confidential” but isn’t available on search engines.
There are blogs which are run by “cults” such as flat-Earthers for an
example, now people don’t wish to generally publicly identify themselves
as members of those cults, right? And that’s where the deep web helps
them.
So basically you can find documents, files, information on the deep web
which is hidden from search engines, but isn’t necessarily “super
confidential or nuclear codes”.
If you are accessing the internet by Tor browser + NordVPN software, then
no one can’t track you and don’t know where you belong from? The reason
is both programs will create double layer for your privacy, Tor Browser
hide your all network traffic by Tor routing and NordVPN will mask your
IP address by other country shadow IP address.
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.