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		Why Did It Take So Long to Shut Down Silk Road? (medium.com/editors-picks)
		3 points by azazo on Oct 4, 2013 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

saddestcatever on Oct 4, 2013 [–]

The article talks a ton about the utility and reasons of popularity behind Silk Road - however with the exception of saying "..uh.. Tor slash encryption" never actually answers "Why Did It Take So Long to Shut Down Silk Road?"

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