dark web

or Dark Web

[ dahrk web ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the portion of the internet that is intentionally hidden from search engines, uses masked IP addresses, and is accessible only with a special web browser: part of the deep web.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dark web¹

First recorded in 2000–05

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Jenkinson, while aged 14, was fixated with videos on the dark web of killing and torture.

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The gang's activities were discovered in 2022 by a small team of investigators funded by UK financial bodies to infiltrate criminal networks on the dark web.

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Four Los Angeles County men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of operating one of the dark web’s biggest drug distribution networks, according to the U.S.

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Federal prosecutors have accused the men of operating 10 virtual storefronts on 17 different dark web marketplaces from September 2018 through February, the department said in a statement.

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A screenshot of the marketplace shared by the DOJ in the statement showed cocaine available for bulk purchase from JoyInc on Drughub, a dark web site.

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