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Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by starkparker »

abwizz wrote: post #227
tawayasdf wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> One Man's Death Is Another Man's Bread Who's bread is it? Most of the classic bt sites seem to have gone away from what I could see. Sad to see rarbg go.

the "younger generation" (>2k) aren't used to the open net, they grew into moderated groups (fb), hence i suspect there is a massive number of hidden/private trackers

lots of password-protected plex/media servers shared in invite-only discords, like a regression back to the days of knowing the phone number and login of that one BBS you knew about from a friend of a friend that posted cracked software

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by lbotos »

Qem wrote: post #250
thatguy0900 wrote: post #228

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the younger generation just uses streaming sites. FMovies and 9anime work fine. I don't know anyone who torrents shows or movies now.

Streaming is enshittifiying fast, with content fragmentation, and crackdowns on VPN usage and account sharing. People will start to migrate back to good old piracy, just because it's more convenient again.

GP was talking about pirate streaming, not paid legit streaming services.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by sbdaman »

CyberDildonics wrote: post #235
sbdaman wrote: post #205

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Is it really surprising that a few people can run one? No, and I didn't say that.

What did you mean then?

I'm not surprised that a haphazardly organized group of people /can/ run a site like rarbg. It's just interesting how volatile (this isn't the right word but I'm not sure what is) the operations of these sites tend to be in light of the fact that the sites hold a lot of cultural value. RARBG was incredibly popular and was an important resource for torrenting. It's rare to see sites of that size and importance run in that way these days.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by sparky_z »

Qem wrote: post #250
thatguy0900 wrote: post #228

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the younger generation just uses streaming sites. FMovies and 9anime work fine. I don't know anyone who torrents shows or movies now.

Streaming is enshittifiying fast, with content fragmentation, and crackdowns on VPN usage and account sharing. People will start to migrate back to good old piracy, just because it's more convenient again.

They're referring to pirate tube sites.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by medlazik »

tawayasdf wrote: post #224
CoBE10 wrote: post #87

I guess mirrors would stay unaffected, because they seem to be up right now. Someone will probably clone their torrents. They might not have been the best quality, but they were always better than YIFI (YTS). I always liked that you could search Rarbg using IMDB numbers. Also, their UI was really pleasing to me, plus, there were many userscripts that extended the functionality of the site. I wounder who will fill up…

what is the de-facto alternative these days?

1377x

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by [deleted] »

Qem wrote: post #250
thatguy0900 wrote: post #228

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the younger generation just uses streaming sites. FMovies and 9anime work fine. I don't know anyone who torrents shows or movies now.

Streaming is enshittifiying fast, with content fragmentation, and crackdowns on VPN usage and account sharing. People will start to migrate back to good old piracy, just because it's more convenient again.

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Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF »

misterbishop wrote: post #216

That site has been Comcast's honeypot for like 10 years.

If Comcast is your ISP in this context, it's not their honeypot. They're the ones receiving the requests that downloads cease from the copyright holders and Comcast acts on those requests as they see fit.

Re: Rarbg Is No More

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Post by narag »

CyberDildonics wrote: post #235
sbdaman wrote: post #205

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Is it really surprising that a few people can run one? No, and I didn't say that.

What did you mean then?

I guess he meant what he wrote: that the site was immensely useful, with just a handful of people behind it.

In this case, the reason is that being it in a sensible position, they must have chosen to close rather than to involve more staff.

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