Wednesday, August 12th, 2026, 2:20 am
Seeking Clarity on Whether Tor is Blocked or Not
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HAVE been told that, contrary to what two people told me, Tor is not blocked by this server. As I blog a lot more here these days, and as the target audience is reasonably technical and not “everyday people”, it’s important to not discriminate against people who value their privacy. I didn’t think that (ever) my own blog posts would become inaccessible to users of Tor. The cause remains unknown or unclear.
The host says Tor is definitely not blocked and I’m told by a friend that maybe they outsource the blocking to a third party (or some list/blacklist which covers exit nodes). The latest reply that I got was: “The way Tor works is you can’t select which exit node you use. It is randomly selected for anonymity reasons. The way to test in practice is to open the Tor browser, load the page, see it fails to load, and then do Ctrl + Shift + L. This will change your Tor circuit for the site. Please note [host] does not block Tor connections, and due to Tor’s unreliable nature, it’s likely not an issue with the hosting but an issue with the way Tor works.”
