The shift of DarkNet illegal drug trade preferences in cryptocurrency: The question of traceability and deterrence

K Bahamazava, R Nanda - Forensic Science International: Digital …, 2022 - Elsevier
DarkNet markets (DNMs) are flourishing, exploiting cryptocurrencies' pseudo-anonymity
feature. To fight the illegal drug trade, it is necessary to understand the factors influencing …

When the echo chamber shatters: Examining the use of community-specific language post-subreddit ban

MZ Trujillo, SF Rosenblatt, GDA Jauregui… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Community-level bans are a common tool against groups that enable online harassment
and harmful speech. Unfortunately, the efficacy of community bans has only been partially …

The dark web privacy dilemma: linguistic diversity, talkativeness, and user engagement on the cryptomarket forums

Z Chen, X Meng, CJ Wang - Humanities and Social Sciences …, 2023 - nature.com
The users of the Dark Web require a secure and highly anonymous environment to
exchange information while protecting their online privacy, which presents a privacy …

Dark knowledge and platform governance: A case of an illicit e-commerce community in reddit

KH Kwon, C Shao - American Behavioral Scientist, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines the dark information commons in Reddit, a pseudonymous social news
site, in the context of illicit e-commerce communities. Unlike market forums that are hosted in …

A dynamic analysis of conspiratorial narratives on Twitter during the pandemic

C Shao, KH Kwon, S Walker, Q Li - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Since the breakout of COVID-19 in late 2019, various conspiracy theories have spread
widely on social media and other channels, fueling misinformation about the origins of …

Seeking anonymity on the Internet: The knowledge accumulation process and global usage of the Tor network

Z Chen, E Jardine, X Fan Liu… - new media & society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The Onion Router (Tor) network is one of the most prominent technologies for accessing
online resources while preserving anonymity. Effectively employing the technology is not a …

Conceptualizing Discussions on the Dark Web: An Empirical Topic Modeling Approach

R Basheer, B Alkhatib - Complexity, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Social networks on the Internet have become a home that attracts all types of human
thinking to exchange knowledge and ideas and share businesses. On the other hand, it has …

Dark, clear or brackish? Using Reddit to break down the binary of the dark and clear web

S Copland - The Dark Social, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Using Reddit as a case study, this article blurs the boundary between the 'dark'and
'clear'web, arguing that in between these spaces there is what I describe as a 'brackish web' …

The comparative analysis of regulations in the Italian Republic and the Russian Federation against cryptolaundering techniques

K Bahamazava, S Reznik - Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose In the age of DarkNetMarkets proliferation, combatting money laundering has
become even more complicated. Constantly evolving technologies add a new layer of …

Active in Structure: An Integrated Model of Structural Theories and Individual Factors in Explaining Audience Behavior in the Post-Network Age

C Shao - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Over the past 60 years or so, audience researchers have strived to investigate the impact of
structural and motivational factors on audiences' television viewing behaviors. With the …