I agree with much of what's been suggested, including about protecting your data and yourself. I would be happy to help. I just wrapped up a book project, titled Weaving the Dark Web, based on participant observation, interviews, and archival work on Tor hidden services, Freenet freesites, and I2P eepsites. The book comes out next fall from MIT. I also recommend the work of Monica Barrett, Alexia Maddox, Rasmus Munksgaard, and Jakob Demant. Regards, Rob On 10/16/2017 04:39 PM, Alex Lambert wrote:
Dear AOIR colleagues
I am interested in researching the marginalised or elicit intimacies that form on the Dark Web. I want to begin with some small scale pilot research to orient the focus of the study, using a small group of interview participants. However, as a new-initiate of the Dark Web I am at a total loss as to how to recruit people. I was considering performing online interviews via known affiliate forums such as 8-Chan. However I am concerned that this will just solicit trolling.
Does anyone have any experience in this area? Your help would be much appreciated.
All the best Alex
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