Documentary Hack
Deep WebBy Alex Winter

In a Nutshell

In Deep Web, filmmaker Alex Winter highlights the arrest of Ross Ulbricht, a man accused of creating and operating the popular black market site Silk Road, best known as a place to buy and sell drugs online.

Favorite Quote

Over time, the deep web became inhabited by people of all types who wanted to use this terrain for privacy. This hidden area of the internet is called the 'dark net', and it's accessible with a software service called 'Tor' ...

Keanu Reeves

Introduction

The 'deep web' is a term used to describe the unexposed side of the internet, containing private information like banking data and administrative code.

Individuals interested in greater online privacy rights have been attracted to it for the privacy and freedom it provides.

Websites like Silk Road have operated in the shadows of the internet to offer an online marketplace for buying and selling drugs.

In Deep Web, filmmaker Alex Winter highlights the U.S. government's pursuit to shut down Silk Road, leading to the eventual arrest of Ross Ulbricht, the man accused to be Dread Pirate Roberts, creator and operator of the Silk Road website.

Winter is an actor, director, and producer best known for the feature-length films Freaked and Fever.

Narrated by Keanu Reeves, Deep Web sheds a light on a legal battle over the darkest corners of the internet.

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