7/10 people want the dark web shut down
[74 Points] myhipsi:
[17 Points] BlackGoatSemen:
Fuckin morons. They should educate themselves to the fact that drug and gun markets make up less than 1% of the "dark web".
[14 Points] None:
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[9 Points] Mighty72:
People in general don't like what they don't understand.
[8 Points] Theeconomist1:
I figure that's expected and actually not as large as I thought. Assuming it's a random study( I haven't read the article yet) this is not a bad figure. That means 30% of people don't want it shut down. That's a much bigger number than I'd have expected TBH. Most people are anti drug (if you factor out marijuana). Even those who may be pro drug isn't a guarantee they'll approve of the Darknet for obtaining.
We should look at this number not as a bad thing. To me this is a great number. I'd have figure 9/10 would want it shut down.
[6 Points] ravendarkh0lme:
They can all eat a dick.
[8 Points] inb4op:
just shows you that 7/10 people are dumb af
[7 Points] None:
Somewhat paradoxically, CIGI’s survey found that among the same respondents who tended to oppose the dark web’s existence, only 38 percent trusted that they weren’t being monitored online, and only 46 percent believed that information they accessed wasn’t being censored—two of the exact problems the dark web’s tools are meant to counteract. “It’s a weird scenario: people don’t trust that governments aren’t looking into their activities online, and yet the technologies that allow you to get around these concerns…they’re advocating to get shut down,” Jardine says. “There’s a contradiction here.”
people are fucking morons and do not know what they really want. color me surprised
[4 Points] droppingwhen:
3/10 people are cool
[3 Points] patpend:
I am guessing 7/10 people want dark matter shut down too.
[3 Points] MentalWarfar3:
A shitty article from a site that won't let me read an article without disabling my ad-block. GG wired, I won't use you again.
For future posts use an archived link if you don't want to give a site the views for a shitty post, this will also eliminate ads and this pop-up bullshit wired has.
[3 Points] shadowofashadow:
And six of those seven are mindless sheep who fall for any government propaganda. The seventh is part of the government and is upset that we're cutting in on their business.
[2 Points] None:
Now i see why people complain when i post a story from Wired......FUCK Wired....This story is so badly written....But then again, groups of people are very stupid ;-)
[2 Points] MSorDie:
I'm actually very surprised that 3/10 don't want it shut down. In a recent poll that I saw (the same one that said 61% of people want to legalize weed) only 7% wanted "other drugs" to be legalized.
[2 Points] MrHyde42069:
7/10 people can also go fuck themselves
[1 Points] Plow85:
I would really like to see the wording of the question because the only way to get a negative response of that proportion, they'd have to focus on the use of the dark web for drugs or for terrorists to communicate.
[1 Points] CynicalElephant:
Eh, can you blame then? There's no media coverage done on the benefits of the dark web. They don't understand its importance regarding free speech. How do we fix that?
[1 Points] Donello:
Most importantly, how the fuck could Wired come up with such a statistic ?!!!!
[1 Points] sinn0304:
7 out of 10 people are idiots.
[1 Points] acid_barrett:
3/10 people know you can't stop the deepweb.... i'm 3/10
[1 Points] None:
Maybe you shouldn't call it the dark web and rename it to something a little more appealing...
[1 Points] Bukujutsu:
Fuck them. Come and take it.
[1 Points] IEatAnyAss:
The dark web could have 99% disapproval, it literally would not do anything. Also, what does your average person know what anonymity, censorship, etc?
[1 Points] thamasterbaiter:
because 7/10 people are so stupid they can hardly log into the computer and actually make it to a .com website. must less deal with a btc transaction or pgp those other three people? they are vendors.
[1 Points] Devoid_:
7/10 people have a hard time even using a computer, no suprise that older and tech illeterate people don't understand the darknet
[1 Points] FatMan8Pack:
I don't think these idiots quite understand what the "darknet" even is. They don't know that I use it to surf reddit and all the regular shit not buy ak-47s and pipe bombs.
[1 Points] tat_tvam_ascii:
LOL, was I the only one thinking "Why would the 710 people want the dark web shut down? How will they get their dabs?"
[1 Points] J0NJ0NES:
“hackers, illegal marketplaces (eg. selling weapons and narcotics), and child abuse sites can also use these services to hide from law enforcement.”
The above is part of the definition (the last part) recited to survey respondents to 'inform' them as to what the dark web is. In proper context, I think the 70% number makes more sense, and also shows that their study can hardly be taken seriously. BTW, the study was performed by a 'think tank', and not by researchers in a university for publication in an academic journal for peer review.
[1 Points] god_send:
Not on this sub.
0/10
We're the ones who use it anyway.
[1 Points] salvagebanana:
To be frank I was really let down with the amount and quality of the weapon suppliers.
[-2 Points] lordredvampire:
Sheeples... e_e - they're so hilarious! They just don't realized the drugs they're ALREADY taken in the body such as GMO, fluoride and etc which are way worse than some of the drugs on DNM.
Who cares. If it could be shut down, it would have been already. It doesn't work like that, but 7/10 people wouldn't fucking know that though would they.