You’ve seen the title. You know where we’re going with this. In the last 48 hours, it’s been hard to miss the controversy surrounding the artwork for Serena Carpenter’s seventh studio album Man’s Best Friend. Featuring the Disney kid-turned-pop-superstar on her knees in front of a faceless man who is pulling her hair back, the...Read More
Whang! turns the weirdest corners of the internet into binge-worthy, iconic deep dives – if you love creepy mysteries, cursed media, and wild online lore, this is your new must-follow content machine. Whang! is that creator you put on “for a minute” and suddenly it’s 3 a.m. and you’re six videos deep into lost media,...Read More
Patrick Lux/Getty Images There’s a hidden part of the internet that is much larger than the parts of the web you use every day. When you’re checking your email, shopping online, or Facebooking, you are using what is referred to as the “Surface Web” or “Visible Web.” The Visible Web consists of websites that are...Read More
Introduction When we hear the term Dark Web, it often conjures up images of cybercrime, mystery, and terrifying legends like the infamous “Red Room.” But the truth is far more nuanced. The Dark Web is not merely a hub of criminal activity; it is a part of the internet that serves different purposes, some legitimate...Read More
The dark web is a hidden corner of the internet where people can remain anonymous. It’s often confused with the deep web, but they’re not quite the same thing. The deep web is just everything online that’s not indexed by search engines. This includes things like email accounts, private databases, and paid services. It’s not...Read More
The NYPD is preparing to partner with an Israeli company to scour the deep web for terrorists who want to make bombs, other explosive devices and chemical weapons, according to an official notice online. The two-year, $567,000 deal with Tel Aviv-based Terrogence Global will cover the purchase of “Explosive Tradecraft Intelligence Reporting Services” that will...Read More
Okay, CBS, let’s clear a few things up. As a rule, I am fond of any kind of nose-thumbing to The Man, whoever the man might be. I like comedy that speaks truth to power; I like drama that examines the underpinnings of the status quo, if only so we can go on status-quoing with...Read More
A green blimp with the number “2014” and the Aphex Twin logo appeared in London’s skies this weekend. The Aphex Twin logo then appeared all over New York City. Go ahead and get full-on excited about that now, because Richard D. James has just announced SYRO, his first Aphex Twin LP since 2001’s Drukqs. It was announced via Tor,...Read More
Millions of child predators are forming sprawling online communities on the dark web using the Tor network, where criminal behavior escalates through the sharing of child sexual abuse material, grooming strategies and normalization of exploitation, experts say. Despite repeated warnings of a growing number of predators taking advantage of it, Tor’s developers have taken no...Read More
Hackers on the “dark web” claimed to be selling information stolen from the Office of Personnel Management. A recent study found that more than 80 percent of dark web activity was related to pedophila. And if you’ve heard of bitcoin, chances are the story had to do with a dark web transaction involving something illicit. But what is the...Read More
