Darknets as protectors of online freedom of expression and privacy?
Jan, 26, 2023
Hi-network.com
Research (Diagram of a Darknet: Exploring the Characteristics of an Anonymous Space Online) using the example of Freenet (an anonymous peer-to-peer network) analysed and reported in Far beyond crime-ridden depravity, darknets are key strongholds of freedom of expression online shows that, although the darknet includes depravity, illegal, and terrible content, it is also important for online freedom of expression and privacy, according to authors Roderick S. Graham, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Brian Pitman, Instructor in Criminology and Sociology, Old Dominion University. They state that Freenet (with the implication that some other darknet sites may be similar) is based on a hacker ethic, and espouses ideals such as: