THE DARK WEB: WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS

RSSVERIFYEpisode 157 | Historical EventsIn this History episode we focus on the dark web — what it is, how Tor works, how Ross Ulbricht built Silk Road into a $1.2 billion anonymous drug marketplace on it, how the FBI caught him with his laptop open in a San Francisco public library, and how a presidential pardon freed him in January 2025 after eleven years in federal prison.The man who built the most sophisticated illegal marketplace on the internet was caught because he used his real email address once in 2011.#HistoryMystery #DarkWeb #SilkRoad #TrueCrime #HistoryPodcastRSSVERIFY This podcast features narration with a synthetic AI voice.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/history-mystery/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy