by Rick Findlay, Reclaim The Net:

At the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced his intention to commute the life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the operator of the “Silk Road” website. Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in 2015 for creating and managing the Silk Road platform, was found guilty of facilitating the sale of drugs and other illicit goods after the anonymous darknet marketplace he created was used for such illegal activity.