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I really wonder what they have legally against deep dot web. The site just provided the links and reviews of the darknet marketplaces. So users could look up wh

I really wonder what they have legally against deep dot web. The site just provided the links and reviews of the darknet marketplaces. So users could look up what might be trustable and what better to avoid. Information is not illegal. and should never be. The referral link stuff is maybe gray area, but you can not see who bought what and for how much from your referral link. But maybe the website owner(s) had some illegal side business going on dark net markets, and FBI just took deepdotweb down with everything else connected to the owners.

zaphirplane 7y ago
Is darknet market places a nice way to say, online illegal drug marketplace Seriously and I have no idea what else is on the dark web market other than drugs ?
- nyolfen 7y ago
  yes, also guns, identity theft data, etc, but mostly drugs
  - HNLurker2 7y ago
    Child porn
    - nyolfen 7y ago
      i'll take your word for it
      - HNLurker2 7y ago
        What happens on deep web, stays on deep web
tgragnato 7y ago
> citing U.S. money laundering laws It’s probably reasonable to guess they took money from the illegal markets. (by referral) Linking is not illegal AFAIK
anomie31 7y ago
Maybe RICO?
keane 7y ago
The section the DOJ cites on their seized notice is 18USC1956(h). 18USC1956(a)(3): Whoever, with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of property believed to be the proceeds of specified unlawful activity; […] conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction involving property represented to be the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, or property used to conduct or facilitate specified unlawful activity, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. 18USC1956(h): Any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in this section [vide supra] or section 1957 shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.

zaphirplane 7y ago

Is darknet market places a nice way to say, online illegal drug marketplace Seriously and I have no idea what else is on the dark web market other than drugs ?

nyolfen 7y ago
yes, also guns, identity theft data, etc, but mostly drugs
- HNLurker2 7y ago
  Child porn
  - nyolfen 7y ago
    i'll take your word for it
    - HNLurker2 7y ago
      What happens on deep web, stays on deep web

tgragnato 7y ago

> citing U.S. money laundering laws It’s probably reasonable to guess they took money from the illegal markets. (by referral) Linking is not illegal AFAIK

anomie31 7y ago

Maybe RICO?

keane 7y ago

The section the DOJ cites on their seized notice is 18USC1956(h). 18USC1956(a)(3): Whoever, with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, or control of property believed to be the proceeds of specified unlawful activity; […] conducts or attempts to conduct a financial transaction involving property represented to be the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, or property used to conduct or facilitate specified unlawful activity, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both. 18USC1956(h): Any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in this section [vide supra] or section 1957 shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.