Dark web marketplaces (DWMs) are online platforms that facilitate illicit trade among
millions of users generating billions of dollars in annual revenue. Recently, two interview …

Abstract The Dark Web (ie, the anonymous web or Darknet) contains potentially harmful
COVID-19-related information and content such as conspiracy theories and forged …

The dark web is known for illicit and unregulated content, making it crucial to gain a better
understanding of dark web users. This article reports two studies analyzing the role of …

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 …

Social networks on the dark web are rich in data that provides valuable insight into the
nature of the activities on the dark web and human behaviors related to these activities. It …

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 …

This study conceptualizes dark web social networks (DWSNs) through the lens of media
ecology theory. We synthesize existing literature to problematize a lack of understanding of …

This study explores the intermedia agenda-setting of the US gun control movement in 2018,
with a specific focus on the role of activism/advocacy media and ephemeral websites in …

Online discussion boards have become a tool for traffickers to widen their reach in the illegal
firearm trade. This provides opportunities for authorities to detect firearm trafficking networks …

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 …