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![Tor software developer jumps the U.S. to Germany following FBI investigation Tor software developer jumps the U.S. to Germany following FBI investigation](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/tor_browser_logo.png)
The FBI has been trying to subpoena one of Tor's core software developers to testify in a federal hacking investigation, but the developer Isis Lovecruft has let the U.S. to Germany to avoid doing so.
![1 million people now use Facebook through Tor 1 million people now use Facebook through Tor](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/tor_browser_logo.png)
Facebook has announced today that over 1 million people now access the social media site through Tor for a variety of reasons related to privacy, security and safety.
![The FBI ran the world's largest child pornography website for weeks, caught thousands The FBI ran the world's largest child pornography website for weeks, caught thousands](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/fbi-jackets.png)
Last year, the FBI ran the world's largest child pornography site, allowing users to download disgusting images and videos while they tracked down users.
![Tor releases beta of anonymous Tor Messenger app Tor releases beta of anonymous Tor Messenger app](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/tor_browser_logo.png)
The Tor Project has released the beta version of their anonymous Tor Messenger chat client.
![The servers for the Silk Road 2.0 were housed in Lithuania The servers for the Silk Road 2.0 were housed in Lithuania](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/silk-road-seized-3.png)
According to new reports, the servers for the deepnet drug marketplace Silk Road 2.0 were housed in Lithuania.
![The government's 'Operation Onymous' did much, much more than just take down Silk Road 2.0 The government's 'Operation Onymous' did much, much more than just take down Silk Road 2.0](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/silk-road-seized-3.png)
Today it has been revealed that the Silk Road was just part of a massive operation in which a total of 17 people were arrested, over 400 hundred .onion domains were seized, and most of the major marketplaces were taken offline.
![Dark web will 'evolve' to evade authorities, NCCU head warns Dark web will 'evolve' to evade authorities, NCCU head warns](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/fbi_silk_road_seized_notice.png)
The head of the UK's National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU), Andy Archibald, has said that the Dark web will evolve in attempt to evade authorities.
![NSA targeted Firefox flaws to break TOR communications NSA targeted Firefox flaws to break TOR communications](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/nsa_hq_at_fort_meade.png)
According to leaked documents, the National Security Agency (NSA) targeted flaws in the Firefox web browser to attempt to descramble communications over TOR.
![Feds shut Silk Road drug market, arrest operator Feds shut Silk Road drug market, arrest operator](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/fbi_silk_road_seized_notice.png)
The FBI has arrested the alleged operator of the Silk Road marketplace and has taken the hidden service offline.
![Alleged Tor 'hidden services' operator arrested on child porn charges Alleged Tor 'hidden services' operator arrested on child porn charges](https://cdn.afterdawn.fi/v3/news/small/tor.png)
Earlier this week, 28-year-old Irish resident Eric Eoin Marques was arrested by FBI agents for being the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet.