What is the Pirate Bay?
The Pirate Bay (sometimes abbreviated to TPB) is an online index of digital content of entertainment media and software. Founded in 2003 by Swedish think tank Piratbyrån, The Pirate Bay allows visitors to search, download, and contribute magnet links and torrent files, which facilitate peer-to-peer (P2P)…
Is the Pirate Bay the best torrent site for 2019?
When its founders were arrested back in 2013, The Pirate Bay was outperformed by KickAss Torrents which itself had to bite the dust later (here are some KAT alternatives ). Eventually, TPB was able to regain its throne and currently tops the list of the best torrent sites for 2019.
What happened to the Pirate Bay?
The site was the most visited torrent directory on the World Wide Web from 2003 until November 2014, when KickassTorrents had more visitors according to Alexa. On 8 December 2014, Google removed most of the Google Play apps from its app store that have “The Pirate Bay” in the title.
Is the Pirate Bay’s Facebook page down?
^ Van Der Sar, Ernesto (17 December 2014). “The Pirate Bay’s Facebook Page Is Shut Down Too”. Torrent Freak. Retrieved 18 December 2014. ^ a b Kamen, Matt (22 December 2014). “Flag flutters mysteriously on main Pirate Bay domain”. Wired. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
Where can I find old Pirate Bay torrents?
IsoHunt has since copied much of the original TPB database and made it accessible through oldpiratebay.org, a searchable index of old Pirate Bay torrents. IsoHunt also released a tool called The Open Bay, to allow users to deploy their own version of the Pirate Bay website.
Is the Pirate Bay legal in Europe?
And in some territories, such as the EU, internet service providers must block access to the site. However, in other countries it can be accessed legally. Even where The Pirate Bay is legal, however, using it to find and download content that’s protected by trademark and copyright laws may not be.
Is the Pirate Bay offline?
“The Pirate Bay goes offline after police raid server room – File-sharing site’s homepage is mirrored at Costa Rica URL”. The Verge. Retrieved 10 December 2014. ^ a b Barber, Elizabeth (10 December 2014). “Pirate Bay Goes Offline After a Raid in Sweden”. Time. Retrieved 10 December 2014. ^ Van Der Sar, Ernesto (11 December 2014).