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The Dark Net Drug Market That Survived Ukraine's Civil War (dailydot.com)

Posted by timothy on from the views-damage-as-censorship-and-routes-around-it dept.

Patrick O'Neill writes: As Ukraine holds on to an increasingly delicate peace, the country remains divided by armed troops. There is, however, at least one thing that moves reliably through the cities and across dangerous borders: illegal drugs sourced from the Dark Net. While the rest of the country's economy has cratered, online criminal enterprises have survived and offered a living. PsyCo, short for Psychedelic Community, is a hyperlocal market that offers delivery in hours in cities like Kiev.

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  1. civil war mystery by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There is no civil war, only invasion and not declared war.

  2. Civil War My Ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Just to be clear. It's not a civil war, it's Putler's little invasion.