Trust & Legal
Corrections Policy
We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix them openly: the page is corrected, and a dated note says what changed. This page explains how to report an error and what happens after you do.
How to report an error
Email hola@learndarkweb.online and tell us:
- which page the error is on — a link helps;
- what is wrong, in your own words;
- if you can, a link to a reliable source that shows the correct information — a Tor Project page, a NIST publication, a CISA page, an official law or policy page, or the original report a statistic comes from.
A report without a source is still welcome — a source just helps us verify the correction faster. The Contact page gives the same address.
What happens next
- We verify. The reported claim is checked against a reliable source — a primary source wherever possible. We do not correct a page on the strength of one reader's word alone, and we do not dismiss a report without checking it either.
- We correct. If the error is confirmed, the page is corrected as soon as we can.
- We note it on the page. A dated correction note is added to the page, saying what was wrong and what it now says. The note stays on the page, and the page's "last updated" date changes to the date of the correction.
If the page was right after all, we will not change it — though we may still improve the wording or add a citation.
What we correct, and what we remove
We correct factual errors: wrong numbers, wrong dates, wrong descriptions of how something works, outdated laws or fees, broken reasoning where the conclusion depended on the error. A correction fixes the fact and leaves the page standing.
We remove content that should not have been published at all: a claim we cannot verify, a figure with no named source, or anything that turns out to breach our own standards — for example, anything that facilitates illegal activity. Removal is also noted on the page with a date, and the reason is stated plainly.
No silent fixes
Material facts are never fixed silently. A material fact is anything a reader might rely on — a number, a date, a statement about the law, a description of how Tor or a security tool works. When one of those changes, the page says so, with a date.
Small fixes do not need a note: a spelling mistake, a broken link repaired, a sentence reworded without changing its meaning. Those are still covered by the page's "last updated" date.
Our promise
Corrections are not embarrassing to us — they are how the site stays trustworthy. A guide that admits its mistakes and shows its changes is more reliable than one that pretends it was never wrong. If you spot an error, you are helping every reader who comes after you.