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| alexa = {{DecreasePositive}} 120 ({{as of|2012|7|2|alt=July 2012}})<ref name="alexa">{{cite web|url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/torrentz.eu |title= Torrentz.eu Site Info | publisher= [[Alexa Internet]] |accessdate= 2012-07-02 }}</ref><!--Updated monthly by OKBot.--> |
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Type of site | Torrent meta-search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Created by | Flippy (alias) |
| URL | torrentz |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional |
Torrentz is a Finland-based[2] meta-search engine for BitTorrent that is run by an individual known as Flippy. It indexes torrents from various major torrent sites such as yourBittorrent and offers compilations of various trackers per torrent that are not necessarily present in the default .torrent file, so that when a tracker is down, other trackers can do the work. It was the second most popular torrent website after The Pirate Bay in 2010[3], and it currently has a traffic rank of 145 on Alexa.[1]
Torrentz was blocked starting 3 May 2012, in India under orders of the Indian Department of Telecom without any stated reasons or prior warnings. The block was enforced by a number of ISPs, including Reliance Communications, Tikona Digital Networks, Airtel, Aircel, MTNL, BSNL and Vodafone. Other ISPs however, did not enforce the block, such as You Broadband and Hathway. The ban was lifted after a few days. As of 17 May 2012 the Site has been blocked with the error message "Access to this site has been blocked as per Court Orders"[4][5] It is operational as on 28-05-2012
Usage
The user interface is simple and minimalistic. It basically consists of two blocks: user menu and search panel. Special effect works with JavaScript. Users are not required to register before searching the files.
Features
The search field has a suggestion feature that gives users a number of variants based on a typed keyword.
History
In November 2008, scammer(s) using fake papers tried to take over the Torrentz domain. As a backup, the site administrator set up the domain torrentz.eu.[6] After 18 December 2010 torrentz.eu became the site's default domain because of the domain name seizures carried out by US authorities on various torrent websites.[7]
In some locations the domain remains blocked.
References
- ^ a b "Torrentz.eu Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2 July 2012. Cite error: The named reference "alexa" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "torrentz.eu - Torrent Search Engine". Whois.domaintools.com. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Top ten most popular torrent website of 2010". Torrentfreak.com. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Video sharing website Vimeo.com blocked in India". Rediff News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Reliance Communications Blocks The Pirate Bay & Vimeo". Medianama. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Torrentz Faces Hostile Domain Takeover". Torrentfreak.com. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Torrentz dumps .com". Torrentfreak.com. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
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