What Is The Deep Web? It's Not As Scary As You Think...

The surface web makes up roughly 4% -- or one twenty-fifth -- of everything you can find on the internet. This means that for every site available on the surface web, there are 24 more on the Deep Web. Within the Deep Web, there is a sanctioned, more sinister place referred to as the Dark Web.

Picture an iceberg gliding across the tide of the ocean. This iceberg may appear small but you can't truly envision what lies underneath the surface of the water. Only 10% of an iceberg rest above water. This means that 90% of the iceberg goes unnoticed unless someone manages to get it out of the water. The 10% above water acts as the surface web (it would actually be 2.5 surface webs). Things such as Google, Wikipedia, and Yahoo rest up here. These search engines dig into the iceberg and send crawlers down that bring back websites such as Netflix, Dropbox, and even Paypal. Sites like these rest on the Deep Web. Scary place isn't it? Not so much, however, there is a much darker place lurking beneath the Deep Web...

What is the Deep Web?

The Deep Web is simply a password protected site that holds private information within it. Your DMs on Instagram, emails, and bank transactions are categorized here. You probably didn't realize you went on the Deep Web so often, huh? When you hear the words “Deep Web” most people imagine hackers, drugs, and illegal content everywhere you turn. In reality, that place is known as the Dark Web.

What is the Dark Web?

The Dark Web makes up about 6% of the Deep Web. It's much harder to come across because you need special software to access it correctly. Before you even think about accessing the Dark Web, download a VPN at least! TOR, or The Onion Router, is one of the easiest ways to get to the Deep Web safely. If you're looking for nightmares, this is where you'll want to go. Gore, Stories, Markets, and Forums. Most of it, illegal. (I'll be guiding you guys to the Deep Web in a future post!)
URLs on the Dark Web usually consist of random meaningless letters, followed by a ".onion". You can find a list of .onion sites on The Hidden Wiki. Alike to Google or Yahoo, The Hidden Wiki reaches down this fictional iceberg and pulls up darker results.

This post is strictly for educational purposes and I am in no way liable for your actions. In other words; have fun, but not too much fun. Enjoy!