because some of these networks- not the one you read about in the news, are LE resistant (servers in Panama etc). One or 2 are so tight that we (LE) can see use

because some of these networks- not the one you read about in the news, are LE resistant (servers in Panama etc). One or 2 are so tight that we (LE) can see use of the network as a marker of organised crime but not the messages. Reducing trust in such networks is a way of slowing their spread, use, infra and effectiveness. And that has been effective. These networks are being used for drugs, fraud, sex trafficking. But almost nothing legal. Encrypted hardened phone with specialist app in one pocket, iPhone for facebook/instagram in the other The primary take away from most of what you see in the news (a failed LE investigation of "encryption" or darkweb almost never makes it to the news) ... opsec is hard.