Reddit bans DarkNetMarkets Community

As we all know, dark networks are filled with weapons, drugs, malicious software, data invasion, DDoS services, fraud services, etc., but they can only be accessed through special means. But the huge underground market has also spawned darknet- related communities in the cable network. The /r/DarkNetMarkets community on Reddit is an example. Recently, Reddit shut down this community when its subscribers reached 180,000.

Before the forum was closed, Reddit administrators issued a new “direct dealing” ban prohibiting users from trading certain forms of products in forums or communities. These commodities include:

Firearms, ammunition, or explosives;
Drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, or any controlled substances (except advertisements placed in accordance with our advertising policy);
Paid services involving physical sexual contact;
Stolen goods;
Personal information;
Falsified official documents or currency

 

In fact, Reddit has long explored the implementation of a new “direct transaction” ban. In February, the shooting incident at Stoneman Douglas High School in the United States prompted Reddit administrators to begin approving and implementing the new ban, mainly to prevent guns and ammunition on the platform. transaction.

Many users of Reddit have long been looking forward to this, and the ban on DarkNetMarkets is completely justified. In this community, users always talk about the dark network market, and all discussions are always directed to transactions, market loopholes, fraud or product evaluation.

Although regulators of this forum have tried their best to prohibit users from inducing transactions in forums, if users do not show their products (usual drugs), they have no other topic to talk about. In addition, in this forum, users will also post some content about market opinions or exposure fraud.

Many information security practitioners believe that this forum has been controlled by law enforcement agencies and used to collect information as evidence of future arrests. After DarkNetMarkets suddenly disappeared, several clone forums appeared on Reddit. But once Reddit administrators find evidence that users are using these new communities to conduct illegal trades, these cloning forums will disappear.

Source: bleepingcomputer