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BitTorrent sites may operate a BitTorrent tracker and are often referred to as such. Operating a tracker should not be confused with hosting content. A directory allows users to browse the content available on a website based on various categories. A directory is also a site where users can find other websites.
Demonoid is a BitTorrent tracker and website founded in 2003 to facilitate file-sharing–related discussion and provide a searchable index of torrent files.The site underwent intermittent periods of extended downtime in its history due to the occasional need to move the server, generally caused by cancellation of ISP service due to local political pressure.
archive.today – Is a web archiving site, founded in 2012, that saves snapshots on demand [2] Demonoid – Torrent [3] Internet Archive – A web archiving site; KickassTorrents (defunct) – A BitTorrent index [4] Sci-Hub – Search engine which bypasses paywalls to provide free access to scientific and academic research papers and articles [5]
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] BitTorrent sites voluntarily shuts down. [citation needed] April 2012 – Google launches its Google Drive service. [133] June 2012 – FDzone in Hong Kong and Macau was shut down. August 2012 – Seized Demonoid BitTorrent sites up for sale. [134]
In February 2008, the Ministry of Information and Culture ordered ISPs to block 20 torrent sites, including The Pirate Bay, with the aim of blocking all torrent sites. ISP United Networks notified "The Ministry of information has today sent us a letter announcing they will be blocking all Torrent sites. This is due to piracy laws of the State ...
Around the same time that the CRIA successfully took Demonoid offline, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) made it clear that pursuing Demonoid's users is not a priority for them. Demonoid came back online in April 2008, but later became hosted in Ukraine.
In April 2007, a rumour was confirmed on the Swedish talk show Bert that The Pirate Bay had received financial support from right-wing entrepreneur Carl Lundström. This caused some consternation since Lundström, an heir to the Wasabröd fortune, is known for financing several far-right political parties and movements like Sverigedemokraterna and Bevara Sverige Svenskt (Keep Sweden Swedish).