BBC News
OnlineBBC News: official Tor hidden-service mirror of the BBC newsroom since 2019. Same headlines and analysis as bbc.co.uk, routed via Tor.
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Censorship resistance for readers in jurisdictions where the BBC's clearnet domains are blocked or throttled. The .onion is the canonical recommendation for accessing BBC News from networks that filter standard CDN edges, and the project is publicly acknowledged by the BBC's own infrastructure team.
Yes — the hidden service mirrors the full clearnet site in real time. Content updates simultaneously across both, and the .onion uses the same backend; only the access path changes. There's no editorial difference between what's served on the .onion and what's served on bbc.co.uk.
The .onion is published and signed by the BBC's own infrastructure team, with the address occasionally rotated and announced through official BBC channels. Cross-reference with BBC's official transparency pages before connecting — typosquatted clones of well-known onions are common.
The BBC's published transparency posture states that hidden-service access is not subject to additional logging beyond what applies to clearnet visitors. As with any service, treat operator-stated policy as one signal among many — it's a baseline, not a proof.
