UK. How The British Telegram Drug Market Works
UK. How The British Telegram Drug Market Works
Telegram is host to a plethora of flourishing drug markets that have become a serious contender to darknet markets, offering users a far lower technical barrier to entry. Anyone with the app can access Telegram drug markets with an invite link from a friend, and an understanding on how to buy and send cryptocurrencies. If that is too complicated, there are even Telegram-based drug services that, for a fee, will allow you to make a regular bank transfers and settle payment with your vendor in cryptocurrency.
Thanks to end-to-end encrypted messaging and a simple interface, Telegram has become a popular platform for drug purchases – although it is impossible to know to what extent law enforcement are monitoring the activities of vendors and customers.
This report explores UK Telegram drug markets, their contents, culture, and business models. It’s not an exhaustive list and does not represent offline markets or Tor browser-based darknet markets. (Talking Drugs, UK, 19.07.2024)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/how-the-british-telegram-drug-market-works/