Hello everyone, I hope this is the best way to broach the subject but in the text below is a summation of what I'm planning on doing for my dissertation.
My name is Julian and I'm doing an MA in Criminology at the University of Kent. For my final dissertation I have decided to do a piece of research on the motivations of drug users to buy drugs over the darknet. I am also interested in whether buying drugs on the darknet exposes users to more or less harm than buying from traditional drug markets. The anonymity and secret nature of the websites have an allure that really differentiate themselves from traditional drug buying methods. Are these websites more ethical, safer, informative and effective way of buying such substances? I would really like to interview some people who use the darknet to buy drugs. In order to do this confidentially and anonymously I would like to conduct the interviews via the personal messaging service within this sub-reddit and hope to approach a few members who are a part of this community.
Once the project is completed at a set date, all the data compiled will be destroyed. The information collected will be password protected and any data provided will not be passed onto any third parties. You will have the right to withdraw at any time should you wish to. You can also contact me if you wish to find out more about my findings or whether you have any other concerns or interest you'd like to share with me.
If you're interested in taking part in this research project please respond to me via personal messaging.
TL;DR
Just want to ask some participants a few questions about their experiences with the darknet and buying products (really, my focus is on the silkroad/agora market.).
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