Torrentz Shuts Down, Largest Torrent Meta-Search Engine Says Farewell

Torrentz.eu, one of the world's largest torrent  sites, has announced "farewell" to its millions of users. The  meta-search engine, which hosted no torrents of its own but linked to  other sites including The Pirate Bay, has decided to cease its  operation. The surprise shutdown marks the end of an era. 

Founded in 2003, Torrentz has been a stable factor in the torrent community for over 13 years.  With millions of visitors per day the site grew out to become one of  the most visited torrent sites, but today this reign ends, as the  popular meta-search engine has announced its shutdown.  A few hours ago and without warning, Torrentz  disabled its search functionality. At first sight the main page looks  normal but those who try to find links to torrents will notice that  they’re no longer there. Instead, the site is now referring to itself in the past tense, suggesting that after more than a decade the end has arrived. “Torrentz was a free, fast and powerful meta-search engine combining results from dozens of search engines,” the text reads. The site’s user are no longer able to login either. Instead, they see  the following message: “Torrentz will always love you. Farewell.” Torrentz.eu says farewell

TorrentFreak was contacted by one of the operators of Torrentz  earlier today, who prefers not to comment at the moment. It’s clear,  however, that another major torrent site is shutting down, leaving a  gaping hole.  Torrentz itself never hosted any torrent files but did have a  takedown procedure in place, allowing copyright holders to take down  infringing links. Not all rightsholders were happy with the site though. Both RIAA and  MPAA have reported the site to the U.S. Government in recent years,  which repeatedly placed it in its annual “Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets.”  With Torrentz.eu and KickassTorrents both shutting down, the torrent comunity lost two of the largest sites in a period of three weeks. This means that millions of users will have to find new homes. Founded a few weeks before The Pirate Bay, Torrentz was one of the  oldest torrent sites still around. When Torrentz first came online the  site was hosting torrent files, but it swiftly reinvented itself as a  meta-search engine, the biggest of its kind.  Breaking story, more updates will follow 

source : https://torrentfreak.com/torrentz-shuts-down-largest-torrent-meta-search-engine-says-farewell-160805/

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