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Dark Web Moral Panic

The media's portrayal of the dark web and its potential to create moral panic, leading to exaggerated fears and misguided policies.

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Feb 6, 2026

How has media coverage amplified or debunked other dark‑web moral panics and what are examples of the Woozle effect?

Media coverage has both inflated and punctured moral panics about the and adjacent online phenomena: sensational headlines and repetition have amplified fear by linking anonymity to terrorism, child a...

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