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Episode 291 - The Silk Road: Drugs, Data & The Dread Pirate Roberts
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The Darknet and the Silk Road
The first ad for the Silk Road appeared on Darknet forums in 2011. The advert looked like it had been made on Windows Movie Maker. It was basically just some luminous green text wobbling around the screen. Before cutting to an end card which said, pay only using Bitcoin. And you already know what the darknet is because you wouldn't be seeing this if you weren't on it.
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