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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. Re:What now? by sims+2 · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you have discs: Handbrake. If you purchased a digital copy: Playlater.

    Just fyi torrents aren't private and Kat is rebuilding at https://katcr.co/new/

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  2. News of their demise is greatly exagerated by Ikonoclasm · · Score: 4, Informative

    As of two weeks ago, KAT is back on the scene.

    https://torrentfreak.com/kicka...