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I don't understand why they are choosing to host on tor instead of choosing to use a bare IP address if they can't get domain registrar to issue them a domain n

I don't understand why they are choosing to host on tor instead of choosing to use a bare IP address if they can't get domain registrar to issue them a domain name. Surely it is easier for their readers to type a dotted quad address in a standard web browser than to install tor and type in a 32 character base32 address.

ve55 9y ago
Their IP address could still be revoked by a hosting/server provider for violation of ToS (or any other reason). In addition to that, there's a lot of security and usability problems, like using TLS without a valid domain name, having the IP change over time, having websites impersonate them, etc. Instead, if they use a tor hidden service, it's must more difficult for a single entity to take them down.