RARBG Shutdown is a Major Blow to the Pirate Ecosystem
Pirate sites come and go, often without being noticed by the public at large. That was certainly not the case…
Pirate sites come and go, often without being noticed by the public at large. That was certainly not the case…
The shock closure yesterdau of one of the world’s oldest and most reliable torrent sites ranks as one of the…
Founded in 2008, RARBG evolved to become a key player in the torrent ecosystem. The site didn’t only attract millions…
1337x.to is the go-to destination for many seasoned BitTorrent users. The site has been around for fifteen years and is…
Over the years, we have reported on the demise of hundreds of torrent sites. Many of them folded due to…
In 2014, David Tardà, Andreu Caritg, and Oriol Solé were hard at work in Spain developing Tviso, a service with…
Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has built quite a reputation over the years. For many Netherlands-based file-sharers, BREIN was considered a…
After building their sites almost from scratch and then populating them with the right kind of users, private torrent site…
Private torrent sites, or private trackers as they’re commonly known, are designed to be difficult to access. In many cases,…
Many private torrent sites track user traffic to ensure that when content is downloaded, an agreed amount is uploaded back…
As part of a campaign against torrent sites in Denmark, local anti-piracy group Rights Alliance (Rettigheds Alliancen) targeted several members-only…
Two decades ago, when the file-sharing boom was just getting started, many people saw piracy as a mystical treasure hunt….
During the final stretches of the 2000s, a group of Reddit users decided that the community should have its own…
The cryptocurrency landscape has been hit hard this week. Bitcoin is down more than 50% from its high a few…
With millions of monthly visitors, DonTorrent is a force to be reckoned with. The site is particularly popular in Spain…
For many seasoned BitTorrent users, 1337x.to is a familiar name. The site has been around for fifteen years and is…
After we published an article about the prolonged downtime at the ETTV torrent site, the operator has confirmed what many…
Five years ago, the torrent community was hit hard when the popular torrent site ExtraTorrent suddenly shut its doors. The…
In December 2016 and after substantial work to amend the law, an Australian court ordered the blocking of several pirate…
NFTs have been booming over the past year. People are willing to pay millions of dollars just to prove that…
The inception and early years of The Pirate Bay are an intriguing chapter of the Internet’s history. While most pirate…
The Pirate Bay is arguably the best-known pirate site on the web. The iconic pirate ship logo is notorious around…
When The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was thepiratebay.org. Since…
With millions of visitors, YTS is one of the most-visited torrent sites on the Internet, even rivaling the legendary Pirate…