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Dark Web Interdiction Act of 2025

Here is the text of a bill introduced to Congress (US), ostensibly to combat the trafficking of opioids over "The Dark Web". There's a nice definition of "The Dark Web" at section 4.

I like the part where it says people are using "The Dark Web" both within the United States and "at the international border".

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

It was already illegal but now it's super duper illegal 🀣 can't these board geezer fucktards just go play some shuffleboard if they're not going to find any real laws to make

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

what the fuck is the darkweb TOR? its been watched by these glowies for ages with exit nodes or i2p wich how are they tracking p2p connections unless.... Intel ME

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

"A law to make crime illegal"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

This isn't already illegal?!?!?!? To the Dark Web, my friends! Opioids for all! Quickly, before the bill is passed!!

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 days ago

Sending drugs in the mail is illegal. The point of this bill is to create pretext for seizing data from servers. When they say "dark" they mean "encrypted" and when they say "illegal" they mean "private."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Donald J. Trump pardoned The Silk Road guy, who was responsible for a non-zero amount of opioid sales on the dark web.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Aimed entirely to appease and impress the many MAGA / Trump voting dumbasses.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

So any messaging platform is a dark web?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

I like the part where it says people are using β€œThe Dark Web” both within the United States and β€œat the international border”.

Because that would put essentially all computer crimes in ICE jurisdiction.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Is the dark web in the room with us now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

This is just an attempt to force people to "Buy American" illegal drugs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They are eating the ~~dogs!! cats!!~~ opioid