The Dark Web vs. the Deep Web



The Deep Web is a critical portion of the web that is not indexed by popular search engines such as Google, Bing, etc. The Deep Web consists of almost 90% of the internet, and this portion is inaccessible using the general public domain. In order to access the Deep Web, users must use the TOR browser, which allows them to access the deep web through an anonymous connection.

The Dark Web is a part of the deep web that has both legal and illegal portions. Many tor websites are available on this portion of the web, some of them being very informative and others storing illegal products and services within it.

Despite having very similar names, the Dark and Deep Webs are very different from one another. The deep web is the entire web that is not accessible by general search engines, whereas the dark web consists of certain websites within the deep web that are linked to criminal activity and illegal market places.

The dark web is known for hosting various illegal markets, including the infamous Silk-Road and Atlantis drug marketplaces. Alongside drugs, guns and other weapons are also easily accessible. Furthermore, counterfeit personal documents, contract killers, and illegal pornography are all available on the dark web.

There are also dark web sites catered to cannibalism, describing how to kill and cook a human and providing instructional videos of butchered people. Furthermore, pay-per-view torture streams known as "red rooms" are described as live torture streams where the audience can actively request an act to be performed on the victim for a monetary price.

On the other hand, the Deep web offers anonymity that can aid law enforcement and civilians around the world. Tor is frequently used by journalists to contact whistle-blowers to ensure their safety from their governments. People who live in oppressive regimes where the media is regulated by the state are provided an opportunity to access outside information anonymously without the threat of danger through the data encryption provided by the Deep web.


Sources:
https://hackernoon.com/things-to-avoid-while-accessing-the-deep-web-4829b77505ab
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-the-dark-web-and-the-deep-web

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