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Silk Road: Drugs, Death and the Dark Web

Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.

Top Cast

  • Ross Ulbricht

    Ross Ulbricht

    Self

  • Julia Vie

    Julia Vie

    Self

  • Nele Vandeginste

    Nele Vandeginste

    Julie Vie

  • Austin Berglas

    Austin Berglas

    Head of Cyber Branch, FBI New York

  • Liam Hawley

    Liam Hawley

    Ross Ulbricht

  • Andy Greenberg

    Andy Greenberg

    Wired

  • Steve Briscoe

    Steve Briscoe

    Austin Berglas

  • Gary Alford

    Gary Alford

    IRS

  • Chuck Schumer

    Chuck Schumer

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Documentary looking at the black market website known as the Silk Road, which emerged on the darknet in 2011. This 'Amazon of illegal drugs' was the brainchild of a mysterious, libertarian intellectual operating under the avatar The Dread Pirate Roberts. Promising its users complete anonymity and total freedom from government regulation or scrutiny, Silk Road became a million-dollar digital drugs cartel.

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