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		akimbostrawman on Sept 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is Tor still safe to use? only exit nodes get there door kicked in and they are the minority and not needed for the tor network to function

zerd on Sept 19, 2024 [–]

They are pretty essential, without them you can only access onion services.

akimbostrawman on Sept 20, 2024 | [–]

exit nodes aren't used for the onion services. only when interacting with the clearnet.

tylervigen on Sept 21, 2024 | | [–]

You are both saying the same thing, you just differ on the degree to which you see that as a problem.

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