Hey guys,
Years and years ago, Reddit had a sub where you could discuss darknet markets. For those uninitiated, a darknet market is a Tor hidden service where you can buy contraband with cryptocurrency.
Unfortunately, several years ago, Reddit shut down this sub because it “violated new rules about the sale of illegal goods” and most of that discussion has moved elsewhere. But with the rules being looser on the fediverse, would anyone be interested in setting up a forum for such discussion here? Would the admins here even allow it?
I’m really excited about how Lemmy can bring back certain communities disallowed by Reddit.
If anything, DB0 probably shouldn’t. Only break 1 law at a time. Rights-holders would love to use anti-terrorism, anti-drug, or whatever other laws to take down a piracy site
Yeah, those are very good concerns, and in his position (I understand the instance is named after it’s admin), I would be wary. But he pays the operating costs and he opens himself to liability, which means the decision is his to make. I can only say it’s the one instance I know of that seems to be leaning into the spirit of self-determination through self-hosting.