Galaxy

Dublin Core

Title

Galaxy

Subject

Galaxy, Tor, hidden services, social networking sites

Description

Galaxy was a dark web social networking site available as a Tor hidden service. It ran mid 2013 to late 2014. At its height, it had over 30000 registered accounts.

Source

http://hbjw7wjeoltskhol.onion/

Date

2013-2014

Collection Items

Galaxy | User Page
This is the framework for a user page on Galaxy. All personal information is redacted. On this page you can see a friends list, group memberships, get mail, and see a list of activity. The page also provides a menu of links to other pages.

Galaxy | Photos Page
The Galaxy photo page presented member-uploaded photos in a grid with the most recent photos appearing first. From this page you can select to see all photos, your photos, or friends photos. Additionally, a side menu allows you to see what are most…

Galaxy | Individual Photo page
This page illustrates what it looks like when you select an individual photo to view in Galaxy. This was publicly posted. It is a screen shot of what someone would see if s/he were to go to Silk Road 2 after that site was seized by US and European…

Galaxy | Privacy Policy
This is the second privacy policy of Galaxy. The first read, in its entirety: "The goal is to keep the highest level of privacy." This longer policy was co-written by a member and a site administrator. During the drafting of the policy, members were…

Galaxy | Wire Posts
One of the main features of Galaxy was a microblog called "The Wire." This allowed for 140-character posts, @ replies, and # hash tags. As is clear in the image, there is a tag cloud to the upper right, with more frequent tags appearing larger. Users…

Galaxy | Blog Post
This is an example of a blog post from Galaxy. The organization of comments was in chronological order (oldest comments on top). Posts show the user's name, date, and tags associated with post. It also shows comments by other users and allows for…
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