Update: Cryptomarket Harm Reduction Survey

Do you have a few minutes to help us improve our understanding of the harm reduction capacity of cryptomarkets?

We are looking for vendors to answer an online 15-minute anonymous survey available at: http://fopvitnzpm5jl4or.onion. The aim of this survey is to assess the impact of the darknet on episodes of drug-related conflict involving vendors. Our questions focus on harms and conflicts around online drug dealing while considering the types of vendors that are active. The survey does not ask for any identifying information and therefore ensures that no link can be made between your answers and your identity or vendor profile. You are also free to skip any question that you want or withdraw entirely from the survey.

The survey has been ongoing for the past month, and we are continuing to seek vendor input. Have your say. Help us understand and perhaps correct some of the mistaken views held in the public about cryptomarkets.

The survey has been endorsed by DeepDotWeb (https://www.deepdotweb.com/2017/09/27/research-psa-dnm-vendors-survey/) and The Avengers.

The survey is run by a team of two independent university researchers that have a proven track record of studying and publishing on online markets and offline and online drug trading. You can see Prof. David Décary-Hétu's profile here: http://www.daviddh.com/en/david/bio/ and Marie Ouellet's profile here: http://www.cicc.umontreal.ca/fr/personnes/stagiaires-postdoctoraux/ouellet. You can also read for free one of our previous paper on conflict management here: http://fopvitnzpm5jl4or.onion/cmanagement.pdf

Results from the questionnaire will be used to improve our understanding of the harm reduction potential of cryptomarkets, and assist in proposing new policies that take the potential benefits of cryptomarkets into account. All results of the research will be shared on the survey website as well as the official website of Prof. David Décary-Hétu.

Thank you for your time, and if you have any questions, feedback, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would be happy to address them.

You can contact Marie by: Email: Marie.Ouellet.1@umontreal.ca Wickr: marie565 Public PGP Key (using Mailvelope): http://fopvitnzpm5jl4or.onion/pgp.html


Comments


[2 Points] LowerHaighter:

For all of the lip service that people pay to the grand aims and ideals of DPR around here, we sure are shitty to people who try to prove them out with any kind of rigor.

Do you think that darknet markets reduce drug-related violence? If so, and if that matters to you, consider that studies like these are an important part of how we as a society turn hypotheses into agreed-upon facts. Grand aims and ideals are lovely, but don't mean shit if they're based on feelz and self congratulatory circle-jerking rather than structured checks against reality.


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] luma88:

NICE TRY LEO 💩