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''The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld'' is a 2014 nonfiction book by Jamie Bartlett. It is published in the United Kingdom by Heinemann, in the United States by Melville House Publishers, and in Australia by
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. Bartlett discusses
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away from the mainstream, including those on
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and the
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. It discusses the
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and dark web in broad terms, describing a range of underground and emergent
subculture A subculture is a group of people within a culture, cultural society that differentiates itself from the values of the conservative, standard or dominant culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles. Subcultures ...
s, including social media racists, cam girls,
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communities, darknet drug markets, crypto-anarchists, and transhumanists.


Contents

Throughout the book, Bartlett discusses the history of online communities and
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, as well as the development of
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and internet crime. Included are his interactions with Amir Taaki, various internet trolls, a person who downloads pictures of child abuse, and neo-Nazi activists. Bartlett stated that he found "positive, helpful and constructive" subcultures on the internet as well as "destructive" ones.


Reception

''The Dark Net'' received generally positive critical reviews. Ian Hargreaves, a
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professor of digital economy, wrote in a review posted by the
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Review of Books that the author "sets out chiefly to report rather than to judge". In ''
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'',
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wrote that the book is "necessary reading" as many users are unaware of certain communities and aspects of the internet. Andrew McMillen wrote in ''
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'' that the book "covers a lot of ground ... without becoming bogged down in technical minutiae". PD Smith of ''
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'' described it as " intelligent and revealing introduction to the denizens of the web's underworld." Wendy M. Grossman of ZDNet UK stated: "Overall, though, the book's great contribution is non-sensationalist reporting about very touchy subjects." Ian Burrell wrote in ''
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'' that "we see scant evidence of" positive internet communities within the book.


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Excerpt
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- A book review of ''The Dark Net'' * Books about the Internet Dark web 2014 non-fiction books Heinemann (publisher) books Melville House Publishing books Random House books {{DEFAULTSORT:Dark Net