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Bad Year For Piracy: 2016 Was The Year Torrent Giants Fell (torrentfreak.com)

Posted by msmash on from the struggle-continues dept.

From a report on TorrentFreak: 2016 has been a memorable year for torrent users but not in a good way. Over a period of just a few months, several of the largest torrent sites vanished from the scene. From KickassTorrents, through Torrentz to What.cd, several torrent giants have left the scene.Another notable website which vanished is TorrentHound. ThePirateBay is back, but is often facing issues. Not long ago, ExtraTorrent noted that it was on the receiving end of several DDoS attacks.

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  1. Whack-a-mole continues by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it's time we get trackers for trackers to find out what is the latest replacement for a tracker that was just shot down by the content industry.

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    We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
  2. Re:This is great news! by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 4, Funny

    They shutdown torrents and we get Usenet! I love progress.

  3. Yes by Patent+Lover · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank God that Piratebay thing is gone.