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Torgol is a clearnet search engine for Tor's onion services created by a group of r/onion subreddit users .[1] Torgol is accessible through both its clearweb website and its onion service version.
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Type of site | Web search engine |
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| URL | torgol torgolnpeouim56dykfob6jh5r2ps2j73enc42s2um4ufob3ny4fcdyd.onion  (Accessing link help) |
| Launched | 2023 |
| Current status | Online |
Overview
[edit]Torgol was developed as a more privacy focused alternative to Ahmia addressing concerns about user privacy and safety due to it's logging and fingerprinting as stated by ahmia owner juha nurmi[2]
Torgol has a strict policy of filtering child sexual abuse material, and other illegal contents. It uses Machine Learning Models to identify and block potential harmful contents from it's indexes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About - Torgol Tor Darkweb Search". torgol.com. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
- ^ Nurmi, Juha; Paju, Arttu; Brumley, Billy Bob; Insoll, Tegan; Ovaska, Anna K.; Soloveva, Valeriia; Vaaranen-Valkonen, Nina; Aaltonen, Mikko; Arroyo, David (2024-04-03). "Investigating child sexual abuse material availability, searches, and users on the anonymous Tor network for a public health intervention strategy". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 7849. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-58346-7. ISSN 2045-2322.
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