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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

(2017)

Overview

Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.

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Original TitleSilk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2017-08-21

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 30m

Production CompaniesBBC

Genres

  • Documentary
  • Crime