The site started as a fork of the ahmia search engine, this will remain a central part of the site. At the moment they are making minor improvements to the search engine and working on the Beta version of their new link directory. It is a tool for those looking for onion sites and also to find onion sites. Although the site is still continually expanding and improving, it has become a significant resource on the Tor network.

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- It saves a select version of each page and preserves it even after upgrades have taken effect on the original site.
- Founded back in 2008, Altenen suffered a major blow in 2018 when its creator was arrested and the original forum was shut down.
- Most other threads are general conversations and security tips from random users.
- Some services are genuine; you can get what you want at an agreed fee.