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- Title
The Dark Web: A Brief Introduction.
- Authors
Soldner, Felix
- Abstract
The dark web is a highly anonymized section of the Internet in which some users share sensitive and illicit content. Users on the dark web generate digital traces, allowing researchers to study previously difficult-toobserve phenomena, such as trading illegal products or services. Trading occurs on darknet markets, platforms that provide the infrastructure for vendors and buyers to convene, similar to surface web platforms, such as eBay. Listings on such markets predominantly include drugs but also fraud items, counterfeits, or cybercrime-related services, such as hacking. Studying the dark web can be challenging due to technical and ethical considerations. This article introduces the dark web and Tor, the most prominent used dark web network. The article continues with a brief overview of how users engage with the dark web and darknet markets and discusses past research as well as possible future avenues for further research.
- Subjects
DARKNETS (File sharing); DIGITAL technology; COMPUTER crimes; FORGERY; COMPUTER hacking; FRAUD; INTERNET marketing; RESEARCH personnel
- Publication
Easy Social Sciences, 2023, Issue 69, p18
- ISSN
2749-2850
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15464/easy.2023.09