Hello,

I’ve written a post that I’d like to distribute as anonymously as possible while still reaching a large audience (if possible). However every forum that has let me create an account through tor always has a server error when trying to make a post. Do you guys have any recommendations for where I could make a forum post from the tor browser?

Thanks

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Unless you’re trying to mask your identity from your ISP, instance or government, I don’t really see how tor is useful here, given that you’re presumably posting on the clearweb anyway.

It’s hard to give specific useful advice, because you’re so vague about what you’re trying to post, and who you want anonymity from. If it’s just other users on lemmy, don’t bother using tor, just create a burner account and access it normally via the web.

Unsurprisingly, instances aren’t super keen on letting users access their platform via tor since it’s an effective method of ban evasion, and thus people will mostly be using it to post awful things they didn’t want in the first place.

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If you’re whistleblowing with information not otherwise in the public domain, I’d suggest contacting wikileaks or a trustworthy independent media outlet.

The Guardian, for example, has the securedrop platform at theguardian.securedrop.tor.onion.

If you just have an opinion to express, the local authority probably isn’t really that interested in trying to compromise the encryption on your web traffic, unless they’re extremely authoritarian. A standard VPN and a burner account should be sufficient to keep your anonymity.

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I’ve written a post that I’d like to distribute as anonymously as possible while still reaching a large audience

Sounds like spam.

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blocks Tor exit nodes and VPNs

Actually, only Reddit blocks VPNs. I’m able to access all the other big social media platforms behind my VPN.

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So many people here saying “you probably don’t need tor” as it is tor is only for whistleblowers. It feels really different to be 100% anonymous online, you should try it sometimes.

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https://telegra.ph allows you to post text (and pictures) without having to create an account …and is accessible from the Tor browser ;)

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