A subset of the [[deep web]] that require specialist browsing software such as [[Tor]], [[Freenet]], or [[I2P]]. They are websites, or [[World Wide Web]] content that exists on a [[darknet]] ## Use - people who want to buy material that is illegal in their jurisdiction[^1], including - [[CSA]], - drugs, - weapons - instructional manuals, for example the construction of weapons such as nerve agents, explosives, etc - services, including [[ransomware]] or [[malware]] as-a-service - personal information for the purposes of [[identify fraud]] - assassination - networking and knowledge transfer - people seeking anonymity from more powerful actors, such as corrupt governments [^1]: I'm making no comment here with regards to the ethical or moral dimensions of this material