[Air-L] dark web recruitment

[Alex Lambert]

Dear AOIR colleagues

I am interested in researching the marginalised or elicit intimacies that form on the Dark Web. I want to begin with some small scale pilot research to orient the focus of the study, using a small group of interview participants. However, as a new-initiate of the Dark Web I am at a total loss as to how to recruit people. I was considering performing online interviews via known affiliate forums such as 8-Chan. However I am concerned that this will just solicit trolling.

Does anyone have any experience in this area? Your help would be much appreciated.

All the best
Alex

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Dr Alex Lambert
Lecturer, Department of Communication and Media Studies
Monash University
School of Media, Film and Journalism
E: alex.lambert at monash.edu <mailto:alex.lambert at monash.edu>
P: 0421871933
Rm B4.24 Monash Caulfield