The Dark Side of the Silk Road

Editor's Take

Barely Sociable reconstructs the rise and fall of the Silk Road, the dark-web marketplace that fused anonymity, cryptocurrency, and an improbable scale of illegal trade. It follows the site's growth and the investigation that finally unmasked it, assembling the story from the public record. The register is explanatory and methodical, closer to a case study than a thriller.

This deep dive from Barely Sociable unravels the fuller story of the Silk Road, the notorious online marketplace that operated in the hidden corners of the dark web. It traces how the site grew into a sprawling black market, the cryptocurrency that powered it, and the investigation that eventually brought it down. The film pieces together the lesser-known details that the headlines skipped over. Measured and methodical, it is a compelling look at one of the internet's most infamous experiments. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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