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How to visit racistnation.us safely

If you live somewhere where reading about racism, discrimination, or related news could put you at risk, you deserve options. This page is a short guide to reducing that risk while browsing. It is not legal advice and cannot make any visit perfectly safe.

Only you can judge your local situation. When in doubt, prioritize your physical safety over reading this site.

1. Decide what “safe enough” means for you

• Risk can come from workplace or school networks, shared family devices, local internet providers, or laws that punish certain reading or speech.
• If someone else can seize your phone or computer, browsing history and open tabs matter as much as the network path.
• Creating an account, commenting, or paying for membership leaves stronger trails than silently reading. Prefer read-only access if that is safer.

2. Prefer Tor Browser for higher-risk situations

• Download Tor Browser from the Tor Project’s official site (or their documented alternate channels if that site is blocked).
• Open https://racistnation.us/ inside Tor Browser. Check for https:// and the expected domain name.
• If Tor is blocked where you are, use Tor’s bridges (Connection Assist / bridge settings in Tor Browser). See the Tor Project’s help on connecting safely.
• Do not install random add-ons in Tor Browser. Avoid opening downloaded documents while online — they can bypass Tor.
• Raise Tor Browser’s security level if you can tolerate a simpler page (shield icon → Settings).

Deeper reading: EFF — How to use Tor and Tor Browser best practices.

3. A trustworthy VPN can help on ordinary browsers

• A VPN encrypts traffic between your device and the VPN service, which can hide the sites you visit from a local café, ISP, or workplace network.
• The VPN provider can still see that you visited this domain — choose a service you have reason to trust, keep it updated, and prefer well-reviewed tools used by journalists and rights groups.
• A VPN is not a full substitute for Tor when you need stronger anonymity. HTTPS still matters: always use https://racistnation.us.

Background: EFF — Choosing a VPN.

4. Device and habit hygiene

• Prefer a personal device over a work, school, or shared computer when the topic is sensitive.
• Keep the OS and browser updated. Use a screen lock. Prefer a separate browser profile (or Tor) for sensitive reading.
• Be careful with notifications, open tabs, and autocomplete that could reveal what you were reading if someone glances at the screen.
• Do not enter passwords or payment details on a device or network you do not trust.

5. If the main site is blocked

• Try again over Tor or a VPN — many blocks are network-level filters.
• We publish a read-only IPFS/DNSLink snapshot at mirror.racistnation.us for resiliency. It is for reading when the primary site is down or hard to reach; it is not for accounts, comments, or payments.
• Canonical URLs remain on racistnation.us.

6. Accounts, comments, and payments

• Signing in, commenting, or subscribing ties activity to an email and (for paid plans) a payment processor. See our privacy page.
• If that is unsafe for you, stay logged out and read only.
• Never reuse a password from another site. Prefer a password manager.

What we can and cannot do

We run HTTPS, keep analytics first-party, and do not sell your personal data. We cannot hide your visit from every network observer, VPN operator, or device owner. We cannot advise you on the law where you live. For broader digital safety training, start with EFF Surveillance Self-Defense and resources from groups that support journalists and human-rights defenders in your region.

House rules: guidelines. Privacy: privacy. Questions: support@racistnation.us.