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Popular BitTorrent Search Engine Site Torrentz.eu Mysteriously Disappears (softpedia.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the mystery-machine dept.

monkeyzoo writes: Softpedia reports that Torrentz.eu, the internet's biggest BitTorrent meta-search engine, has mysteriously and suddenly shut down. Visitors of the website see a simple message that reads, "Torrentz was a free, fast and powerful meta-search engine combining results from dozens of search engines." Trying to run a search, or clicking any link on the site changes that message to "Torrentz will always love you. Farewell." The main .EU domain, as well as all backup domains (.ME, .CH, and .IN), have the same message. The reason for the disappearance is mysterious, but there is speculation that Torrentz.eu admins decided to pull the plug on their own and avoid any future legal problems in the wake of increasing legal pressure on The Pirate Bay and the arrests related to KickassTorrents. It also cannot be ruled out that the site was hacked.

5 of 118 comments (clear)

  1. is torrent still a thing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    its 2016. torrent is so 90s.

    1. Re:is torrent still a thing? by jfdavis668 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Computers are a passing fad. They will go away in a few years.

  2. Re:First Post by lucm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't you find that whole torrent thing a bit labor intensive, while for $10/month you can get a gold-plated download experience on easynews?

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    lucm, indeed.
  3. Re:That is impossible. by lucm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Something just does not become impossible. if something impossible does exist then you'd be able to see it.. if somebody for example made something impossible it actually is not impossible because it had succeeded via the person's own intent. but if that person had covered up the intent well that is still not impossible because we already know something impossible cannot exist.

    "His weapon flails wildly at any or all targets, the truth. his theory placed with humble intentions cannot be understood until someone proves him wrong"

    What in the fuck is wrong with you?

    Those are actually lyrics from a Ke$ha song.

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    lucm, indeed.
  4. Re:That is impossible. by gosand · · Score: 3, Funny

    Something just does not become impossible. if something impossible does exist then you'd be able to see it.. if somebody for example made something impossible it actually is not impossible because it had succeeded via the person's own intent. but if that person had covered up the intent well that is still not impossible because we already know something impossible cannot exist.

    "His weapon flails wildly at any or all targets, the truth. his theory placed with humble intentions cannot be understood until someone proves him wrong"

    What in the fuck is wrong with you?

    Those are actually lyrics from a Ke$ha song.

    I think the question "What in the fuck is wrong with you?" still applies.

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    My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.