How does one not know that Tor or other "anonymising" tools aren't cleverly planted tools on the part of the agencies to facilitate either their own exfiltration of data, the gathering of human or signals intelligence, or even to direct action.
Of course they use the dark web. They may have been involved in the creation of it.
There's a saying, where there's smoke, there's fire. Stay out if you don't want to get burned.
The only truly secure system remains the one time pad. And that still depends on absolute trust in the distribution of the key. All other security measures are merely inconveniences for the truly determined. (And might in fact be used to catch you out, if you are up to no good).
Cue usual questions about who watches the watchmen.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
