Is it illegal to surve a darkweb? --- In most cases, it is actually not possible to surf the criminal marketplaces without being granted access thanks to a recommendation of at least one member... So, one can't just bump in there accidentally, even if using the Tor (Tor actually looks like a normal VPN; one would have to know where to find these forums).

I am not a legal expert - I hope Tanya or someone of you could actually build on this here - but I don't think even entering an illegal marketplace would be illegal (though that might put you under the radar of law enforcement authorities, depending on the 'importance' of the forum). There are many researchers and journalists that roam around and explore the items. You would actually have to do an illegal conduct - buy or sell - in order to break the law.

Any deeper (legal) expertise on this?

Source author: Vladimir Radunovic vladar@diplomacy.edu