Facebook Dark Web — Official Onion Link & Guide (2026)

What Is Facebook’s .onion Address?

Facebook launched its official .onion hidden service in 2014 — making it the first major social network to establish a presence on the Tor network, and one of the earliest large-scale technology companies to do so. The .onion address delivers the same Facebook experience as the regular site, with one critical difference: your connection to Facebook’s servers is routed through Tor, hiding your IP address and bypassing national censorship infrastructure.

Facebook is blocked in China, heavily restricted in Iran, periodically blocked in Russia and restricted in several other countries. The .onion address provides users in those countries access to their accounts without a VPN — using Tor’s routing infrastructure which is significantly harder for governments to block comprehensively than a standard VPN.

Onion Address

Clearnet version: https://facebook.com

Verification: This address was announced by Facebook in 2014 and is one of the most widely documented .onion addresses in existence. It is referenced in the Tor Project’s documentation and multiple security research publications. It has remained stable since launch.

Phishing warning: Facebook’s .onion is one of the most frequently cloned addresses on the dark web. Fake versions harvest login credentials. The address above contains the word “facebook” followed by a specific string — any variation is a phishing clone. Verify character by character before entering your password.

How to Access Facebook via Tor

1. Download Tor Browser from torproject.org
2. Set security level to Standard — Facebook requires JavaScript for all functionality
3. Paste the .onion address into the address bar
4. Log in with your existing Facebook credentials
5. Use Facebook normally — all features function identically to the regular site

Note on security level: Facebook’s interface relies entirely on JavaScript. You cannot use Safer or Safest mode with Facebook — Standard is required. This is a meaningful trade-off: Standard mode enables JavaScript which increases your browser fingerprint surface. Weigh this against your specific privacy needs before proceeding.

What Facebook’s .onion Does and Doesn’t Do

The Fundamental Privacy Limitation

This is the most important thing to understand about Facebook’s .onion address: it hides your IP from Facebook, but Facebook still knows exactly who you are.

When you log into Facebook via its .onion address, Facebook sees your account — your name, your friends, your posts, your messages, your behavioral patterns. The .onion address hides your IP address and your ISP cannot see that you’re using Facebook. But Facebook’s data collection on your account activity is completely unchanged.

This is categorically different from truly anonymous dark web usage. The .onion address is a censorship circumvention tool for people who want to access their existing Facebook account in countries where Facebook is blocked. It is not a privacy tool that hides your identity from Facebook.

If you want to use Facebook anonymously — without linking usage to your real identity — you would need to create a separate account with no connection to your real name, no real phone number or email, no friends in common with your real account, and access it only via the .onion address from the start. This is technically possible but most users have no reason to do this and it violates Facebook’s terms of service.

Countries Where Facebook Is Blocked

Facebook .onion vs. Facebook via VPN

Why Facebook Built a .onion Address

Facebook’s decision to launch a .onion address in 2014 was driven by a specific engineering problem: users in countries that block Facebook were connecting via Tor, but Tor exit nodes were being blocked by Facebook’s security systems as suspicious traffic. Facebook was unintentionally blocking its own users who were trying to bypass censorship.

The .onion address solved this problem by creating a direct connection between Tor’s network and Facebook’s servers — bypassing the exit node detection entirely. Users in censored countries could connect reliably, and Facebook could verify the connection was coming through official Tor infrastructure rather than potentially malicious exit nodes.

The result was one of the first examples of a major technology company treating Tor as a legitimate access method rather than a security threat — a significant shift in how the corporate internet viewed privacy tools.

Facebook’s Data Collection and Tor

Using Facebook via Tor does not reduce Facebook’s data collection on your account. Facebook tracks everything you do on its platform — posts, likes, messages, time spent on content, scroll behavior, links clicked. This tracking is tied to your account identity, not your IP address. Hiding your IP through Tor does not affect it.

If Facebook’s data collection is your concern, Tor is not the solution. The appropriate response to Facebook’s data collection is either not using Facebook, using it with strict browser settings that limit tracking scripts, or using alternative platforms. Tor addresses a specific threat — IP-based tracking and censorship — but not the broader data collection that is Facebook’s core business model.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Facebook see I’m using Tor?

Yes — Facebook can see that your connection originates from Tor’s network. The .onion address signals this explicitly. Facebook cannot see your real IP address, but it knows you’re using Tor. This is not a problem for most users — Facebook does not penalize Tor usage and the .onion address exists specifically to support it.

Will Facebook lock my account for using Tor?

Facebook may prompt for additional verification when you log in from a Tor connection for the first time, particularly if your account has not been accessed via Tor before. This is a standard security check triggered by the unusual connection pattern. Complete the verification — phone or email confirmation — and the account should function normally afterward.

Can I create a Facebook account anonymously via the .onion?

Technically yes, but Facebook requires a phone number or email address for registration and increasingly requires real name usage. Creating a genuinely anonymous Facebook account is difficult and violates Facebook’s terms of service. The .onion address is designed for accessing existing accounts in censored countries, not for anonymous account creation.

Is Facebook’s .onion address the same as the regular site?

Yes — completely identical functionality. All features work the same way: posting, messaging, groups, marketplace and all other Facebook features are available. The only difference is the network path your connection takes to reach Facebook’s servers.

Why is Facebook blocked in China?

Facebook has been blocked in China since 2009 as part of the Great Firewall — China’s national internet censorship infrastructure. The block followed civil unrest in Xinjiang in which Facebook was used to organize. Facebook has periodically attempted to negotiate access to the Chinese market but has not reached an agreement with Chinese authorities that satisfies both parties.