Why Trustonion exists rather than relying on Trustpilot or similar mainstream review platforms for darknet-marketplace coverage.
Trustpilot does not list darknet marketplaces and does not accept reviews tied to Tor-only commerce. Trustonion exists to serve the same review-aggregator function for the Tor marketplace sector that Trustpilot serves for the clearnet retail sector: verified-buyer review aggregation, transparent methodology, no platform endorsement, no paid placement.
The verification flow is more rigorous than Trustpilot's. Trustpilot ties reviews to clearnet email addresses; Trustonion ties them to wallet attestations on confirmed multisig settlements, which is forgery-resistant in a way email addresses are not. The methodology page covers the full flow; the “how we verify” page covers what we collect (and what we don't).