darknet

Summary

darknet ranks in the top 0.54% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,234 views/month, #417 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• darknet is a type of overlay network^[2].
• darknet is part of Internet^[3].
• darknet is used for mass surveillance^[4].
• darknet is used for cybercrime^[5].
• darknet is used for file sharing^[6].
• darknet is used for whistleblowing^[7].
• darknet is used for news leak^[8].
• darknet is used for Internet filter^[9].
• darknet's Commons category is recorded as Darknet^[10].
• 1970 marks the founding of darknet^[11].
• darknet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anonymity networks^[12].
• darknet's used by is recorded as underground culture^[13].
• darknet's different from is recorded as dark web^[14].
• darknet's hashtag is recorded as Darknet^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

darknet is a type of overlay network^[2].

Origins

1970 marks the founding of darknet^[11].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include mass surveillance^[4], cybercrime^[5], file sharing^[6], whistleblowing^[7], news leak^[8], and Internet filter^[9]. darknet is part of Internet^[3]. darknet's used by is recorded as underground culture^[13].

Influence

Things named for darknet include darknet market^[16], a black market^[17].

Why It Matters

darknet ranks in the top 0.54% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,234 views/month, #417 of 77,819).^[1] darknet has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] darknet is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]

Entities named for darknet include darknet market^[16], a black market^[17].