Users often find that the Tor network is slow. This page describes some reasons that make Tor slow.For further explanations, see [Why Tor is so slow?](https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en#WhySlow)
Users often find that the Tor network is slow. This page describes some reasons that make Tor slow.
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Some people misuse the Tor network, sometimes on purpose or sometimes by lack of knowledge. For instance, Tor is sometimes used to conduct [[!wikipedia Ddos#Distributed_attack desc="DDoS attacks"]]. By doing this, the Tor relays are the ones who actually suffer from the attack, instead of the intended target.Some people use [[!wikipedia Peer_to_peer desc="peer-to-peer software"]] through Tor which is bad for the network.If you want to use peer-to-peer, it is better to [[use I2P|doc/anonymous_internet/i2p]].
Some people misuse the Tor network, sometimes on purpose or sometimes by lack of knowledge. For instance, Tor is sometimes used to conduct [[!wikipedia Ddos#Distributed_attack desc="DDoS attacks"]]. By doing this, the Tor relays are the ones who actually suffer from the attack, instead of the intended target.Some people use [[!wikipedia Peer_to_peer desc="peer-to-peer software"]] through Tor which is bad for the network.
