Spend enough time on the Internet or around tech-savvy types, and you’re bound to hear about BitTorrent. Likely, if you’re new to the concept, you have a few questions, and probably some ...

Firefox: If you've used a BitTorrent search engine that lists lots of torrents but doesn't actually host any torrent files (like Torrentz), most of the time you still have to go to other third-party ...

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.

The Pirate Bay is moving to magnet links today, no longer hosting torrent files for downloads with more than ten peers. The Pirate Bay is moving to magnet links today, no longer hosting torrent files ...

It’s not exactly a secret that torrent apps don’t have the best reputation. Why? Well, they’re often used to share illegal content, mainly movies, TV shows, and music. Well, there’s a reason why ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illicit material is often available on torrent sites like the Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents (pictured here). KickAssTor screenshot 6/24/14 Social media and the community news site Reddit were ...

The world’s most popular file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, is set to drop the files that have helped it become the most infamous Bittorrent hosting portal, removing support for the ageing trackers ...