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https only mode activated even if optional,
enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
It has nothing to do with the onion network.

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On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

https only mode activated even if optional,
enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
It has nothing to do with the onion network.

Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents
those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites -
which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the
site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users
from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or router.

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On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:16:42 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
<nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some >news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq >lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

https only mode activated even if optional,
enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
It has nothing to do with the onion network.

Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid >really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents
those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites - >which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the
site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users
from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or >router.

My browser, FFx 115.15.0esr with windows 7 gives me the option to go to
te http with a security warning. No problem.
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hal@invalid.net wrote:

On Tue, 9 Dec 2025 23:16:42 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio
<nobody@dizum.com> wrote:

On 07 Dec 2025, Ishtar <anonymous@null.no> posted some >>news:20251207144119.71AB23E71F@xilb7y4kj6u6qfo45o3yk2kilfv54ffukzei3puonuq >>lncy7cn2afwyd.onion:

https only mode activated even if optional,
enabled by default, is a clearnet option.
It has nothing to do with the onion network.

Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid >>really. There are http websites still in use and the setting prevents >>those who don't know how to work around it from accessing those sites - >>which is most of the Internet users at large. It doesn't matter if the >>site is http or https in terms of being dangerous. It even stops users >>from accessing or troubleshooting something simple like a Wi-Fi printer or >>router.

My browser, FFx 115.15.0esr with windows 7 gives me the option to go to
te http with a security warning. No problem.

The Tor Browser works exactly the same way. And there are some hostile
exit nodes, which try to degrade connections to http, but after routing
through a different circuit you suddenly get a secure https connection.

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Nomen Nescio wrote:

Not just Tor browser. The option sucks because it's forced. It's stupid really.

It's g00gl3 web mass surveillance standard !
In the name of MITM and Phishing fear,
Authenticated web of trust, blockchain and alike ...

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