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Vendor Trust and Drug Pricing on Abacus: A Study of Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Ketamine
By: Leah Cushing and Gracie Griffin This study explores the relationship between vendor trust and drug pricing within a major darkweb marketplace called Abacus. Focusing on methamphetamine, cocaine, and ketamine listings, the research examines whether higher levels of vendor trust, measured via reputation scores, positively impact higher drug prices. Using The Onion Router (Tor)…
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Which Countries Visit the Most Hidden Services Sites?
This week, my new article with Eric Jardine and Gareth Owenson, “The potential harms of the Tor anonymity network cluster disproportionately in free countries,” came out in PNAS. Using a global sample of Tor users, we show that a higher percentage of Tor clients in politically free countries go to hidden services sites than…