On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 22:29:07 -0500, wrote:

I keep hearing about the "Dark Web" on tv commercials. That sounds like
a fun place to go. But I cant find the URL for it.


If you're serious try Torch search engine. It's a way to see what
kinds of things are on the hidden web
http://www.torchtorsearch.com/

See:
https://thehiddenwiki.org/

When you go to a website something called DNS server is the first stop
along the way. Unless you picked one (domain name server) of your
own, it is done automatically for you (your ISP supplies it). It
parses the URL or domain names into their IP number (computers don't
speak english they speak numbers)

Not all web sites have names, computers don't need them. The dark web
functions by word or mouth and invitation. You need the IP address
(number) of the server with the info you want on it, rather than the
URL. Every device has an IP address - that's how your computer talks
to other connected devices like cameras, your router, or widgets that
may be plugged into it or using WIFI.

You don't have to use the DNS your ISP supplies but can hunt the web
for others that are either more private or less restricting or both.
That doesn't affect the dark web, but it can broaden your horizons a
bit.

PS I'm an electrical engineer and not a computer guru, so there are
probably others that can educate you better than I.