Twitter is now accessible through the Tor network, allowing users in countries that banned the social network continue to access the website.
The new onion URL was announced today by security engineer Alec Muffett, who announced that Twitter is now globally accessible via theletterof Tor browsing.
To access Twitter through the Tor network, you can download the Browser Tor and open at the following .onion URL
https://twitter3e4tixl4xyajtrzo62zg5vztmjuricljdp2c5kshju4avyoid.onion/
Using Tor, Twitter can be accessed even on countries where the government blocks access to the site.
The release of this project comes at a very good time as Russia began to isolate itself from the rest of the world.
So to prevent the free flow of information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia last week cut off access to Twitter, Facebook and many foreign news channels.
Twitter is not the only one offering Tor .onion addresses. As you will see below there are other websites and news outlets that have Tor addresses:
- BBC News in Ukraine:
https://www.bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion/ukrainian - BBC News in Russia:
https://www.bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion/russian - BBC News International:
https://www.bbcweb3hytmzhn5d532owbu6oqadra5z3ar726vq5kgwwn6aucdccrad.onion - Deutsche Welle:
https://www.dwnewsgngmhlplxy6o2twtfgjnrnjxbegbwqx6wnotdhkzt562tszfid.onion/ - Facebook:
facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion - Radio Free Europe | RFERL:
https://www.rferlo2zxgv23tct66v45s5mecftol5vod3hf4rqbipfp46fqu2q56ad.onion/ - The Intercept:
https://27m3p2uv7igmj6kvd4ql3cct5h3sdwrsajovkkndeufumzyfhlfev4qd.onion - New York Times:
https://www.nytimesn7cgmftshazwhfgzm37qxb44r64ytbb2dj3x62d2lljsciiyd.onion/