Most People Would Like to See the Dark Web Shut Down

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Catalin Cimpanu
March 30, 2016

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Seven in ten people who were part of an international survey would like to see the Dark Web shut down, considering it a place for hackers, criminal activity, and illegal marketplaces.

The Dark Web, or Darknet, is a collection of Internet websites that can only be accessed using special software like Tor and I2P, but mostly the former.

But while Tor is generally viewed as a tool for the good, used by political dissidents, journalists, human rights activists, and whistleblowers, the Dark Web, which Tor facilitates access to and helped build, doesn't share this positive image.

According to a …

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