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The Cancelled Dark Web Hacker and the Myth of Red Rooms

from Second Life (with Alex Steinberg) · #36

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2 min

Tim explains that a scheduled dark web hacker guest cancelled, then riffs on how 'red rooms' where you can order torture and murder online turn out to be fake, along with creepypasta scammers lying for clicks.

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  • 0:42Tim on the guest who was supposed to discuss dark web red rooms but got high watching snuff films instead.
  • 0:53Red rooms: supposedly places where you can order murder and torture of a person online on the dark web.
  • 1:10Tim found articles claiming red rooms don't actually exist and are fake.
  • 1:37Hitmen on the dark web turn out to be scams—they're not real either.
  • 1:49Tim wonders if the oxycontin sold on the dark web is actually just M&Ms.
  • 2:04The really good stuff—murder, torture, theatrical performances—isn't even real on the dark web.
  • 2:15People claiming they encountered disturbing things on the dark web are lying for views, likes, and clicks.
  • 2:29Tim still holds out hope that those torture rooms exist deep in the dark web somewhere.
  • 2:42Tim planned to have the guest explain everything about dark web red rooms, but doesn't know where he is now.
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