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title: "What is the dark web?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the dark web and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-10  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2843/what-is-the-dark-web  
category: "science and technology"  
tags: ["dark web", "Internet", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the dark web?

![What is the dark web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/310e4252-b3e0-4787-8105-a7bdc7fd5db9/images/c231a5ff-a1f0-4e22-98f9-a532f1ad608b.jpeg) ![What is the dark web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/310e4252-b3e0-4787-8105-a7bdc7fd5db9/images/926e8a70-ee34-499e-b587-a5d46e600b50.jpeg) The dark web was established to enable users to communicate and share information in an anonymous manner. ![What is the dark web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/310e4252-b3e0-4787-8105-a7bdc7fd5db9/images/926e8a70-ee34-499e-b587-a5d46e600b50.jpeg) It is a subset of the deep web, a section of the internet that search engines do not index and is only accessible with specialised software. ![What is the dark web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/310e4252-b3e0-4787-8105-a7bdc7fd5db9/images/7e9f29ee-0e40-4fa7-8060-835959a0f64d.jpeg) Drug trafficking, money laundering, and cybercrime are all common uses for the dark web. ![What is the dark web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/310e4252-b3e0-4787-8105-a7bdc7fd5db9/images/045435d9-cb4a-408b-b1e3-d69e8b873d80.jpeg) Furthermore, It is a collection of websites and services maintained on secret servers and accessible only through specialised software. ![What is the dark web](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/310e4252-b3e0-4787-8105-a7bdc7fd5db9/images/045435d9-cb4a-408b-b1e3-d69e8b873d80.jpeg) Some businesses utilise the dark web to sell products or services that would be illegal or unethical to sell on the open internet.

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