Why is the Dark Web imperative and should it have a voice of its own?

May 1
18:58

2020

Jason Tidwell

Jason Tidwell

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Dark Web is that part of the internet that provides content which is not indexed, unlike the other very popular search engines. If you are a computer addict or have the knack in computer security, you might have had encountered with terms like “Deep Web” and “Dark Web”. Though the terms are way different from one another, yet people tend to confuse both the terms.

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Dark web is an integral part of the internet which is often called or referred to as the underbelly of the World Wide Web. Dark Web as it called is an online market marketplace where all banned and illicit substances are available. The dark web actually became a household name after Silk Road was established which was an online marketplace where all kinds of drugs were made available just in a similar fashion as Amazon or Walmart display their product catalogue.

The only difference is that they sell substances which are acceptable to the society and while those on the dark side only sell harmful substances that only affect society in a negative way. The marketplace made dark web a household name and made Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) popular. 

On these .onion sites link you will find all kind of stuffs that is bizarre like you can easily lay your hands on drugs,Why is the Dark Web imperative and should it have a voice of its own? Articles child pornography, weapons and even very sickening services like assassins for hire. Darknet .onion links are also used for good intentions as well. In countries where there is no political freedom or have heavy censorship where do people go to voice their opposing point of view. It cannot obviously be clearnet because the ruling governments or the party keeps a track of all the online activities that happen on the internet and especially anyone who does not align their views with the ruling class elite. 

So it has to be the .onion sites link where they might voice their opinion and ask for help from the outside world and even spread the message as the internet connectivity is monitored around the clock. The main advantage is that it gives you complete anonymity when you surf these websites as it encrypts all your data and also hides your location. These are the main reasons why the dark web exists and it should exist and flourish because there is no such thing called privacy in the open web.

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