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What is Silk Road on The Dark Web?
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Silk Road on The Dark Web was an online black market and one of the first and most famous darknet markets which operated from 2011 to 2013. Its aim was to provide a platform for the sale of illicit drugs, as well as illegal items such as forged documents and stolen items. As it was hosted on the Tor network, it was almost completely anonymous and secure. During its operations, more than 100,000 purchases took place and transactions totalled around $214 million. It was eventually shut down by the FBI in 2013, after an year-long investigation. Several other darknet markets have since sprung up in its place, but none have achieved the success of Silk Road.