Episode 380 • • 2:19:17 - 2:22:26
380: Trusted Bedouin Sources
Dark Web Propaganda, Bitcoins, and BBC Reporting
The BBC is criticized for a sensationalist report on the "Dark Web," which frames anonymizing software and Bitcoins as tools exclusively for criminals. The report details an undercover purchase of DMT to prove the existence of an online black market. The hosts argue this coverage is intended to demonize online privacy and encryption.