Filesharing titan the Pirate Bay has promised to remove all .torrent files from its site. But it’s not to placate rights-holders—it’s going to replace them with “magnet links” instead. Back in 2009, ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Following a decision to shut down its tracker in November 2009, file-sharing titan The Pirate Bay now ...

The Pirate Bay announced more than two years ago that it would stop supporting .torrent files in favor of magnet links. Today TPB made the change official. The Swedish file hosting site replaced all ...

If you’ve heard about Pirate Bay changing its format from tracker to magnet links, DHT & PEX but, like me, didn’t know the technology behind or how magnet links worked, don’t worry because the crew at ...

The Pirate Bay was made famous by its stand for unfettered file sharing, through torrents, and its fight to save the open internet. In a month, thepiratebay.org will remove all torrent files from its ...

Have you heard of torrents but don’t know what they are or how they work? Don’t worry because you’re not alone. Torrenting is a widely used method of sharing large files online, but it may seem ...