On: The European Union versus the Internet

[octosphere]

Well we do know that Tor usage shot up after Snowden's revelations

https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2015/5/186025-privacy-behavio...

https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/tor-usage-doubles-snowden-ns...

[chris_mc → octosphere]

Darknet markets had a huge boom around that time, too, which could also correlate. I think it's more likely the cause than Snowden, as I think more people care about drugs than privacy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darknet_market#Silk_Road_and_e...

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2013-01-01%202...