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The accumulation of dark matter inside neutron stars may alter their internal structure and tidal deformability, potentially leaving observable imprints on the gravitational-wave signals emitted during binary neutron star mergers. In this work, we investigate the capability of next-generation gravitational-wave detectors, the Einstein Telescope (ET) and Cosmic Explorer (CE), to probe the effects of dark matter on neutron star properties. Considering fermionic, non-interacting, minimally coupled dark matter, we explore how different detector configurations and network combinations influence the sensitivity to dark matter–induced signatures and assess whether the expected detector sensitivities will be sufficient to constrain dark matter properties.