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What is dark web and darknet?

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G-lane asked 2 years ago
What is the difference between dark web and darknet? are they same ?
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privacy queen answered 2 years ago

Difference between Dark Web, Deep Web and Internet

The World Wide Web is made up of three different layers: the surface web, the mid-web and the dark web. The surface web is the surface layer of the web that is accessible through the internet. This layer includes websites that are commonly searched on, like Google, Yahoo and Firefox. The mid-web is the layer below the surface web and includes websites that are not commonly searched on, like Wikipedia and Amazon. The dark web is the darkest layer of the web and is only accessible through Tor, an encrypted network. This layer includes websites that are used for illegal activities, like buying and selling drugs and weapons. Search engines like Google and Firefox can access websites on the surface web, but they are not able to access websites on the dark web. This is because the dark web is not indexed by search engines. To access the dark web, people usually use Tor. Tor is a free software that allows people to browse the internet anonymously. Tor is downloaded onto people’s computers and protects them from being tracked. Tor is also sometimes referred to as the “Secret Internet” because it is