The internet has long been an essential fixture of people¡¯s lives. But the candy-colored cupcake photos on Instagram and hilarious animal videos on YouTube are just the sugar-coated, cat-tastic surface of the internet.
There¡¯s also the web¡¯s seamy underbelly ¡ª an anonymous hidden marketplace that serves as a hotbed of drug and arms trafficking, fraud, hacking and other cybercrimes.
The following are questions and answers on the so-called dark web, accessible just a few clicks away on any computer.
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