The Story of the Internet's "Silk Road" Feels Way Less Sinister in 2021 - Jacksonville Journal-Courier
The Story of the Internet's "Silk Road" Feels Way Less Sinister in 2021 Nadja Sayej, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In 2013, Ross Ulbricht was hunted down by the FBI while sitting in a San Francisco library. He was arrested for making half a billion dollars running Silk Road, a “dark web” marketplace for buying and selling illegal goods. Ulbricht liked hanging out in the library’s sci-fi section for its quiet and free wifi. It makes for an ironic juxtaposition: one day you’re an aloof hacker sitting under a Dune poster, the next you’re facing a double life sentence for narcotics...
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