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What is Silk Road on The Dark Web?
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Silk Road was a website on the dark web that acted as an online marketplace for illegal goods and services, such as illicit drugs, stolen goods, hacking tools and forged documents. It operated from 2011 to 2013, until its founder and creator, Ross William Ulbricht, was arrested by the FBI and charged with narcotics trafficking and money laundering. Ulbricht maintained that the website should exist as a "free market alternative" to criminal activity, rather than simply be eliminated.