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Name: The Dark Net
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Author: Jamie Bartlett

Jamie Bartlett

Inside the Digital Underworld

3.1 (57 Bewertungen)

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"The Dark Net" by Jamie Bartlett is a fascinating insight into the hidden corners of the internet and the people who inhabit them. From drug dealers to hackers, it explores the underbelly of the online world.

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What’s in it for me? Discover how the internet reflects the darker sides of humanity.

The internet has revolutionized our lives and must surely be one of humanity’s greatest inventions – but it hasn’t only brought along positive changes. There is also a hidden, more sinister side of the internet, where our more shadowy sides live a life sheltered from the prying eyes of the rest of the world: the Dark Net.

Sometimes this darkness appears in plain sight, like when people leave nasty comments with the express purpose of insulting or angering other people. But most of what takes place on the Dark Net remains unseen by the vast majority of internet users.

So, let’s grab a flashlight and take a trip into the internet’s heart of darkness.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

how the dark side of the internet inspired the 2011 terrorist attack in Norway;
what potentially harmful type of website has been seen by one in ten teenagers; and
how your next-door neighbor might well be on his way to becoming a porn star.

The internet enables online threats to public figures and an insidious game called trolling.

Have you ever been insulted by a total stranger on an anonymous chat service or social network? If so, you’re not alone. It’s actually a common phenomenon, and one that can be especially troubling for high-profile people who are fighting for a controversial cause.

For instance, the success of the 2013 campaign to feature Jane Austen on the new ten-pound note in the UK was in part due to the work of feminist journalist Caroline Criado-Perez. But not everyone agreed with her message. She got thousands of troubling anti-feminist Twitter messages, some of which even contained threats of rape, violence and murder.

Criado-Perez was forced into hiding while the police arrested two people who had posted some of the most egregious threats. And Criado-Perez isn’t alone in suffering anonymous online abuse; this vile pastime is called trolling and it’s only getting worse.

Trolling is the act of making comments via the internet with the intention of upsetting other users and goading them into a reaction. The word stems from the verb “to troll,” which means to slowly drag a baited fishing line through the water.

Just how bad is it?

Well, there were 498 convictions in England and Wales related to aggressive, indecent or offensive online behavior in 2007. By 2012, that number had spiked to 1,423.

But trolling isn’t only about threatening other people’s lives. In reality, it’s often much more subtle and playful, with lots of trolls simply motivated by a desire to stir up trouble.

Just take Zach, a troll interviewed by the author. He joined a popular right-wing website and posted a poorly written message that complained about how uneducated conservatives were. He received loads of indignant messages in reply, to which he responded with a wave of messages containing pictures of his penis, literary quotations and various insults.

His only motivation was entertainment.

Political extremists and lone terrorists use the internet to share their unsavory beliefs.

You’ve probably never been face-to-face with someone who would say something racist and insulting like, “The world is a mess because black people are taking over.” But people are a lot less shy about voicing these kinds of views online.

As a result, various social media platforms offer a suitably discreet outlet for political extremists. In fact, websites and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have become the preferred meeting place for people with ideologies that aren’t accepted by mainstream culture.

Legal pornography can quickly lead users to off-limits content that encourages illegal sexual activities.

Can you imagine how embarrassing it would be to receive a message saying your computer will be confiscated by Interpol because you watched illegal online pornography?

Well, it’s actually not uncommon for people to get messages like these. Although they’re usually just caused by viruses or malware, they do point to a major problem: links on the internet easily guide people from naughty but legal porn to illegal content.

The internet hosts controversial communities that promote anorexia and suicide.

Everyone knows at least one or two people who struggled with serious depression. Even so, very few people are willing to actually listen to the dark thoughts and emotional struggles of others.

So, where do these people go to openly discuss their problems?

The internet is a haven for drug dealers.

Skulking figures exchanging illicit drugs in dark alleys is a common image when people think of the drug trade. While these kinds of transactions certainly take place around the world, drug deals can happen in a much simpler way in the information age – without either of the two parties leaving the comfort of their own homes.

That’s right, the internet even provides hidden spaces for dealing drugs. One such place was called Silk Road, a website that began spreading through the underground internet community in 2011. This encrypted site was a marketplace from which you could purchase any number of illegal goods.

Webcams have made pornstars out of anybody who wants be one.

How would you describe a porn star?

In the past, the answer to this question would have revolved around fake breasts, botoxed lips, platinum blonde hair and a spray-on tan. But nowadays, a popular pornstar might not look any different than the person sitting next to you on the train.

Alternative digital currencies are independent of any government.

Nerds, geeks and otherwise socially ostracized people are encouraged by the biblical promise that the meek will inherit the world – but perhaps this has already come to pass.

After all, the nerds of the twenty-first century are cypherpunks, advocates of computer code as a means of social change, who are determined to build an alternative economy. This work began in the 90s, when a computer cryptographer and cypherpunk named David Chaum tried to set up a company to produce a digital currency that he called DigiCash.

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The Dark Net (2014) is a window into the internet’s nefarious underbelly. These blinks detail a trove of hidden online activity, from drug deals to illegal pornography to troubling discussions among suicidal teenagers.

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About one-third of the British youth have a friend who has been the victim of anonymous online trolling.

—Jamie Bartlett

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Adventurous people who want to uncover everything the internet has to offer
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Über den Autor

Jamie Bartlett is Director of the Center for the Analysis of Social Media and a frequent contributor to the Daily Telegraph. The Dark Net is his first book.

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