Directory Policy

Listing Standards

TORDIR lists legitimate services only: privacy tools, news and media mirrors, libraries and archives, communication services, search engines, and whistleblowing platforms such as SecureDrop inlets. A listing is earned, never bought — there are no paid placements and no advertising. Every listing must answer a live Tor v3 handshake, and listings are graded into the two verification tiers described on the methodology page. A service that stops answering, changes hands, or stops matching what it was verified as loses its listing in the next published build.

Zero-Tolerance Exclusions

The following never appear in this directory, in any category, under any framing:

• Child sexual abuse material or anything sexualizing minors — removed on sight and reported.
• Pornography and adult content of any kind — a blanket rule, not a judgment call.
• Markets and commerce in illicit goods, including drugs and drug-manufacturing supply.
• Fraud, carding, stolen data, and credential or stealer-log services.
• Malware, phishing, and scam infrastructure.
• Weapons commerce and violent-extremist material.

Listings are screened against these classes before publication and re-screened as the directory is rebuilt. Screening is a filter, not a guarantee — if a listing slipped through, report it and it comes out.

Delisting & Removal Protocol

1. Message the operator on the SimpleX contact. Lead with the full .onion address from the listing.
2. Say what is wrong: the service moved, was compromised, changed hands, violates the exclusions above — or it is yours and you want it out.
3. Operator requests are honored on the operator’s word. Third-party reports are checked against the live service before the next build is published.
4. Safety reports — abuse material, active phishing, malware — jump the queue ahead of routine removals.

Removal takes effect in the next published build and in the signed address bundle, which is the public record of what the directory currently stands behind.

DMCA & Legal Notice

TORDIR is an index of links to third-party services. It hosts none of the listed services’ content, and a listing is neither an endorsement nor a republication. If you believe a listing links to material that infringes your copyright, send a notice through the SimpleX contact containing:

• Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed.
• The listing page URL and the .onion address to be removed.
• Your contact information and a good-faith statement that the use is not authorized.
• A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act, with your physical or electronic signature.

Accuracy note: TORDIR has no email address and no registered DMCA agent at this time. The SimpleX channel is the designated route for notices until that changes, and this page will be updated when it does.

Secure Reporting — PGP

For sensitive reports, encrypt your message to the directory’s signing key and paste the encrypted text into the SimpleX chat. The same key signs the published address bundle.

Fingerprint: 5115 0EFB 786C 9038 01E2 130F 6FC7 9211 50F9 1809

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QCaCSdC0ZFRPUkRJUiBEaXJlY3RvcnkgU2lnbmluZyBBdXRob3JpdHkgKFByb2pl
Y3QgU2lnbmluZyBLZXkgKG5vIHBlcnNvbmFsIGlkZW50aXR5KSkgPHNpZ25pbmdA
dG9yZGlyLmNvbT6IkAQTFgoAOBYhBFEVDvt4bJA4AeITD2/HkhFQ+RgJBQJq0HyD
AhsDBQsJCAcCBhUKCQgLAgQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJEG/HkhFQ+RgJUP0A/0qWPf1z
z/fUB0OOSxUcbZpLfy1cr5szlJeizeHDH6YyAQDfvXVBCBXc7wzwBUwJxRcOHFdn
QBrDBuPUCsMPhmddAw==
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The key file also ships in the bundle: data/pubkey.asc.