Its legislators Germanyhave decided to criminalize the provision of infrastructure for hosting purchases on the Dark Web, on the grounds that illegal activities are taking place.
The Bundesrat, the legislative body representing Germany's 16 federal states, passed the measure on Friday and is preparing to present the bill to the German Parliament where it will be discussed and possibly approved.
Of course we should mention that it is already illegal to sell drugs or provide hitman services to them websites. But German lawmakers believe more needs to be done to stop the provision of any technical infrastructure to these markets.
The law was initially proposed by the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and requested criminal sanctions for those who provide platforms that allow criminal offenses and where access is limited by specific technical precautions.
This means websites that are only accessible through services such as Tor and I2P - Tor and even refers to Accompanying Documentation (PDF) of the draft law.
There will be prison terms of up to three years in some cases supply υποδομών σε πλατφόρμες που διακινούν ναρκωτικά, εκρηκτικά και υλικό σεξουαλικής κακοποίησης παιδιών.
Bavaria tried to modify the plan to also sanction the normal dianetwork in addition to the Dark Web, additionally suggesting the use of telecommunications surveillance and government satellites. According to Netzpolitik, the Bavarian amendments did not pass.
However, there are some who fear that the proposal is still very extensive. The criminal David Schietinger said to Der Spiegel that the law "would severely restrict civil liberties" and that "it could be used to severely restrict or completely ban the Dark Web".
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