eBay and Facebook: Different Spins in Online Sales
April 14, 2016
I noted two seemingly unrelated items about two different companies. Here are the two items:
- Russian Diplomat: ISIS Making $200 Million Selling Stolen Artifacts on eBay
- Weapons for Sale on Facebook in Libya
In our work on the “Dark Web Notebook,” we have examined a number of sites which purport to offer contraband or prohibited products. These sites have been accessible using special software.
What is interesting is that the difference between the Dark Web and the “regular” Web seem to be blurring.
If these two stories are accurate, questions about governance by the owners of the Web sites may be raised. Since we began working on this new study of online content, we have noted that the boundary separating the Web which billions use from the Web tailored to a smaller set of online users is growing more difficult to discern.
In itself, the boundary’s change is interesting.
Stephen E Arnold, April 14, 2016
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