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Cybercrime and dark markets

The existence of sophisticated criminal markets on the dark web and the risks of legal exposure for journalists who interact with these markets.

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Jan 14, 2026
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What legal risks and obligations arise after accidentally viewing illegal material on Tor?

Accidentally viewing illegal material on Tor can create legal exposure even if the viewing was unintentional: the law often focuses on possession, distribution, and intent, but prosecutorial practice ...

Feb 7, 2026

Differences between Tor and dark web legality

is a privacy-preserving network and software project that routes traffic through volunteer relays to obscure user IPs; in most countries using Tor or visiting dark‑web .onion sites is itself legal, bu...