Comment by ggm

Absolutist statements about services like TOR or VPNs are often not helpful. It's highly contextual to the threat. If the threat is a state actor it's likely nothing, TOR included, can preclude them from determining things about you that you would prefer them not to know.

Some specific state actors operate TOR entry and exit routers and can perform analysis which is different to others who just have access to the infra beneath TOR and can infer things from traffic analysis somewhat differently.

I have never been in a situation where my life and liberty depended on a decision about a mechanism like TOR. I can believe it is contextually safe for some people and also believe it's a giant red flag to a lead pipe and locked room for others.