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xtracto
That's why NameCoin .bit domains should become widespread. "Privacy" and Freedom conscious browsers (Brave? Firefox?) should enable .bit resolving by default. In this day and age, we already have the technology to avoid these types of censorship.
jklm
Why NameCoin? Why not .eth / ENS that’s already supported in Brave?
toomuchtodo
Tor onion addresses would work fine I think.
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atatatat
Is the stigma too great?
robbedpeter
The absurdity of ".onion" is a subtle turn off, I think. If they'd gone with .tor or something more serious or less... lame, more people and business would engage. Naming is important. .onion is just stupid.
sam_lowry_
The name hints at how Tor works. Just like the Tor logo.

Another connotation I have is with Shrek onion scene https://youtu.be/-FtCTW2rVFM

robbedpeter
Yes, and it comes off like a cringe meme, probably because of the Shrek thing. It's not something that suggests a sophisticated security tool. It's not even a good pun or play on words. The branding is just bad.
krolchat
That's just in your head buddy, can't say I heard this opinion expressed before. Ever.
thatguy0900
I agree with it, but I don't care strongly enough to ever say it anywhere.
CheezeIt
The subject doesn’t come up much.
Omavel
Piracy is fringement.
sebyx07
hopefully crypto domains will bring an end to these nazi domain revolvers
zibzab
Can I access sci-hub from tor?

Asking for a friend of a friend obviously.