DeepDotWeb was a large directory of onion sites. It brought together hundreds of Dark Web's commercial sites - addresses that changed regularly, and often illegal activities.
The website was seized on May 7, 2019 during a survey of the homeowners' financing model, in which they received money by offering links to certain darknet markets , which paid them in return.

The FBI, in collaboration with the authorities of several countries, has arrested several people responsible for the management of Deep Dot Web, It also seized domains affiliated with the site.
Deepdotweb.com and its domain .onion have been redirected to a seizure notice. She had a very explicit message, signed by the FBI. "This site has been seized", could read in red capital letters, with the logos of the US federal agency, but also other organizations.
The notice was presented by the FBI and highlighted the logos of EUROPOL and many law enforcement agencies, including the British National Crime Agency and the Federal Criminal Police Office.
Israeli police claimed that DeepDotWeb owners were receiving bitcoin in exchange for links to black market sites. She also announced that several people had been arrested in an international operation, suspected of being involved in the management of this site, reports the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel .
Two people were reportedly arrested in Israel, but further arrests were also reported in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil.
The Israeli police's Twitter account also indicated that DeepDotWeb administrators would have generated commissions as part of an "affiliate marketing" campaign. Details about this affiliate campaign are not known, but it is possible that directors earn a commission for each sale referred by their site to criminal markets.
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