Introduction to blockchain | Understand the differences between the bright web, deep web, and dark web and the dangers of the dark web in one article

In fact, our entire Internet can be divided into three categories: the clear web, the deep web, and the dark web. Today, we will briefly introduce the differences between them.

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The Surface Web refers to the network that can be retrieved by ordinary search engines, accounting for about 4% of the entire Internet. For example, websites whose content can be retrieved by ordinary search engines (such as Google, Baidu, Sogou), such as Xinhuanet, Weibo, Zhihu, etc., are called the Surface Web. Most of our time online is spent on the Surface Web.

The opposite of the clear web is the Deep Web, which refers to the network whose content cannot be retrieved by ordinary search engines, accounting for about 96% of the entire Internet. The content in the Deep Web requires an account password, access rights, etc. to access. For example, the content in our mailbox, the content stored in the cloud service, the company's database, the academic paper database, etc., all belong to the category of the Deep Web. Part of our online time is spent on the Deep Web.

Under the broad category of the Deep Web, there is also a part of the network called the Dark Web, which requires a specific browser, special authorization or special settings to connect to the network, and ordinary browsers and search engines cannot access it.

One of the characteristics of the dark web is that it is highly secretive after encryption, and it is not easy to track the real geographical location and identity of the user. This also leads to many illegal transactions on the dark web, such as the sale of arms, drugs, identity and passport information, etc.

In the early days, Bitcoin was mainly traded and used in the dark web because of its strong anonymity and niche nature. The infamous "Silk Road" was once a website on the dark web that specialized in selling drugs, medicines and other contraband. It had a very large traffic volume and was called the Amazon website on the dark web. After years of investigation, the "Silk Road" was closed by the FBI in 2013. Because of the "Silk Road", believers of liberalism became the masters of the dark empire, FBI star agents became slaves to money, and fledgling police officers became the last guardians of the truth. For related stories, please refer to the previous tweet "Bitcoin Mystery" by Vernacular Blockchain.

To sum up briefly, the entire Internet can be divided into the clear web and the deep web. The difference lies in whether the content can be retrieved by ordinary search engines. Among the deep web, which accounts for 96% of the share, there is a small part called the dark web, which requires a specific browser, special authorization or special settings to access. It is highly confidential and most of the content is illegal.

Do you think the use of Bitcoin on the dark web will have more benefits or disadvantages for the long-term development of Bitcoin? Why? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area.

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Author | JackyLHH Produced by | Vernacular Blockchain (ID: hellobtc)

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