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When a network or a country blocks Tor, bridges are the way through. Which type to pick, how to get one, and what to expect from the connection.

3 verified addresses published // 8 access routes // 6 setup steps // no accounts, no forms, nothing collected

Nexus Market onion addresses

All three reach the same market with the same account, balance and orders behind each. Copy one rather than typing it, then confirm it on the login screen before you sign in.

[01]nexusb2l7fmqnefwphyy7m5zjhlkytlbo7qbb5lu5dlczr3azgii2gyd.onion

[02]nexusma2iqgauqqvjcgds4ckv5xbf272tkfagq4epojjhsgleqpwxiqd.onion

[03]nexusabcd6tyfhdwilyitaqiri6tisj2v2hueyjuj6qkvd6azvi5tuqd.onion

Read this before signing in Open these in Tor Browser only. When the login screen loads, compare the onion printed on the page against your browser address bar, reading from the end backwards. A copied page reproduces the design perfectly and cannot sit at the real address. If they differ, close the tab.

Some networks block Tor outright. The countermeasure is built in and it is called a bridge, which is a relay whose address is not published so it cannot be blocked from a list.

How the block usually works

Public Tor relays are listed openly, which is what makes the network verifiable and also what makes it easy to filter. A network operator downloads the list and refuses connections to everything on it. Bridges are relays deliberately kept off that list, so filtering by list does not catch them.

The types, and which to choose

Type	How it looks on the wire	Choose it when
obfs4	Random noise with no recognisable pattern	The block is a simple list filter
Snowflake	Ordinary video call traffic	You want something that works with no setup
meek	Traffic to a large cloud provider	Everything else is blocked, and you accept it being slow

Start with the built in bridges in Tor Browser, since they need no arrangement at all. If those are blocked too, request one that is not shared as widely.

Getting a bridge address

Open the connection settings in Tor Browser and try a built in bridge first.
If that fails, request one from the Tor Project bridge service, which hands out addresses in small numbers so they are harder to enumerate and block.
If the bridge site itself is blocked, the project also answers requests by email, which is deliberately awkward and works.

What to expect

Slower connections and more failed attempts than an unblocked network. That is the cost of going around a filter and it does not mean anything is wrong. Give each attempt a full minute before deciding it failed.

A word about the other kind of risk

On a network where Tor is blocked, using it may itself draw attention. Bridges address that too, since obfs4 and Snowflake are designed to not look like Tor. Whether that is sufficient depends on circumstances no website can assess for you, so decide it deliberately rather than assuming.