Following the closure of deep dot web, it is currently my opinion that there are no reliable central indexes of onion sites.

As a result, the question of where to find reliable links centrally and associated reviews is now more complex. Right now I have no plans to build my own site. What I will never accept on this sub for linking is:

• Just Google <site name or description>
• Here is the link for Z
• Use <random online link site>
• Use <random clearnet link site>
• Just check <description of site without a route to reliably find it>

None of these methods are reliable.

Methods I will accept:

• Use <link> because it is referenced on <reliable clearnet site>
• Use <link site> because it is referenced by <list of articles and other reliable endorsements of site>

With this said, I would be interested in building a list of reliable link sites that can be endorsed in the long term.

Information I would want to know about includes:

• Clearnet/onion
• Identity or pseudonym of the persons running it
• Date of founding with proof
• Link inclusion and removal policies

Please submit links and link sites which meet the above criteria for further consideration.

Here's some sites which (just about) makes the standard:

• https://github.com/alecmuffett/real-world-onion-sites
• Dread - See /r/DreadAlert/ - established darknet markets discussion forum
• https://dark.fail - Popular active link site endorsed from dread
• darknetlive.com - news focused site also featuring links. Disavowed since March 2024 due to collision on the Incognito exit scam.
• dnstats.net - statistics and link site since 2014 lol they scamming
• https://tor.taxi/ - established community link site
• https://daunt.link/ - established community link site from the Dread team