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NewsBits

The latest news from around the web, not covered on the frontpage

• MPAA: Piracy is NOT Theft After All

  For decades the entertainment industry used the word “theft” to refer to piracy. Most famous is...

• Idiotic Copyright Comparisons in Canadian Parliament

  Politicians are always going the extra mile for their supporters, and nothing spells that out more...

• The Pirate Bay Suffers (Local) Downtime

  Yes, The Pirate Bay is down at the moment. No, not everywhere. Every time The Pirate...

• Wil Wheaton Defends BitTorrent, Warns for Anti-Piracy Lobby

  Actor Wil Wheaton, known for his roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lost and The...

• RapidGator Goes Down, Suspended by Hosting Company

  RapidGator.net has been one of the fastest growing file-hosting sites since the demise of MegaUpload. In...

MostDiscussed

Below are TorrentFreak's most discussed articles of the past month. Join the discussion if you like.

• Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown Enemy

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• Microsoft Funded Startup Aims to Kill BitTorrent Traffic

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• Pirate Bay Enjoys 12 Million Traffic Boost, Shares Unblocking Tips

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• The Pirate Bay Suffers (Local) Downtime

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• Judge: An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person (or BitTorrent Pirate)

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PopularArticles

A selection of some TorrentFreak's classics dug up from our archives.

• Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2012

  Continuing a long-standing New Year's tradition, we present an up-to-date list of the world's most visited...

• Which VPN Providers Really Take Anonymity Seriously?

  Last month it became apparent that not all VPN providers live up to their marketing after...

• What’s The Best VPN / Proxy for BitTorrent?

  Privacy is important on the Internet, and BitTorrent users are certainly not excluded. Already, hundreds of...

• BTGuard Review: How Does it Work?

  With the entertainment industries lobbying for increased powers to spy on BitTorrent users, many downloaders are...

• Optimize Your BitTorrent Download Speed

  BitTorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current...