Digital drug trading ecologies in context

Technological, geographic, and linguistic variation across darknet platforms

Dados Bibliográficos

ID14909481
AutoresP Siuda (0000-0002-1644-5915, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, autor correspondente), Mikko Aaltonen (0000-0002-3686-2986, Finland University), Ari Haasio (0000-0003-3723-4890, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences), A Bancroft (0000-0001-5795-628X, University of Edinburgh), Juha Nurmi (0000-0003-3071-9027, Tampere University), Haitao Shi (0000-0001-5600-3890, University of Edinburgh), J Tuomas Harviainen (0000-0002-6085-5663, Tampere University)
Ano2025
Volume145
Páginas104984
Data de publicação2025-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758
EditoraElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104984
PMID40946389
OpenAlexW4414168349
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas29

Rather than attributing differences solely to local, transnational, or design factors in isolation, we argue that darknet drug trading ecologies emerge from the intersection of platform architecture, localization (geographic scope), and language. Our findings underscore the importance of considering these factors when conducting digital ethnography in illicit economies and providing concrete entry points for tailoring harm reduction interventions responsive to the diverse realities of online drug trading

Drug · Ethnography · Harm · Harm reduction · Intersection (aeronautics · Psychological intervention · Variation (astronomy · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Spam and Phishing Detection