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  2. 1337x - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. 1337x is an online website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol. [1] According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website as of 2023. [2]

  3. Comparison of BitTorrent sites - Wikipedia

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    Development and societal aspects. By country or region. Comparisons. v. t. e. This is a comparison of BitTorrent websites that includes most of the most popular sites. These sites typically contain multiple torrent files and an index of those files.

  4. The Pirate Bay - Wikipedia

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    The Pirate Bay was one of many peer-to-peer and torrent-related websites and apps that went down. One member of the crew was arrested. Torrent Freak reported that most other torrent sites reported a 5–10% increase in traffic from the displaced users, though the shutdown had little effect on overall piracy levels.

  5. List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    If a user visits a blocked site within the United Kingdom, the user will be forwarded to www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk which includes the list of blocked domains and court orders. ISPs with over 400,000 subscribers subject to blocking orders include: BT Group [24] EE. Sky Broadband [25]

  6. BitTorrent - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. BitTorrent, also referred to as simply torrent, is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner. The protocol is developed and maintained by Rainberry, Inc., and was first released in 2001.

  7. Glossary of BitTorrent terms - Wikipedia

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    Pieces 0, 1, 8, 9 have availability 1. Pieces 2, 3, 6, 7 have availability 2. Pieces 4 and 5 have availability 3. The entire torrent has availability 1.6 (1 + 6/10). The integer part is 1 because 1 is the lowest piece availability. The fractional part is 6/10 because more than one peer has pieces 2 to 7 (6 pieces) and there are 10 total pieces.

  8. Torrent file - Wikipedia

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    A torrent file contains a list of files and integrity metadata about all the pieces, and optionally contains a large list of trackers. A torrent file is a bencoded dictionary with the following keys (the keys in any bencoded dictionary are lexicographically ordered ): announce —the URL of the high tracker. info —this maps to a dictionary ...

  9. BitTorrent (software) - Wikipedia

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    BitTorrent (software) BitTorrent is a proprietary adware [5] BitTorrent client developed by Bram Cohen and Rainberry, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was the first client written for the protocol. It is often nicknamed Mainline by developers denoting its official origins.