Well, the obvious difficulty is in nailing the specific IP address, and thusly the location of the server hosting the content, due to the obfuscation that TOR p

Well, the obvious difficulty is in nailing the specific IP address, and thusly the location of the server hosting the content, due to the obfuscation that TOR provides. It’s essentially the same reason you’re safe browsing it. The issue, however, is that web sites always need to be hosted on a physical server somewhere, and all it takes is one social media account or email that gives away some aspect of your identity or location for them to find it - assuming you’re doing something illegal of course. There’s nothing inherently illegal with hosting TOR sites. :P That doesn’t mean that shutdowns don’t happen, though. The FBI recently shut down a number of TOR sites with illegal content.