The act of torrenting, in and of itself, isn’t bad— it’s just a method of downloading files quicker. However, a lot of people tend to use torrenting as a method for distributing pirated content. People download games, music, movies/TV shows, and programs through torrent sites, and it’s something that’s caused a lot more harm than good.
But DuckDuckGo is going to make getting pirated content harder
Now, a site can offer torrented content without breaking the law; it just can’t be copyrighted. However, there are sites that are, undoubtedly, hotspots for stolen goodies. Well, now DuckDuckGo is no longer connecting to sites that distribute pirated content. If you try to go to torrent hotspots like Flixtor and 2conv, you’ll be met with a white screen. It’s kind of a weird story when it comes to the biggest torrenting site out there, The Pirate Bay. It was believed that the site was also unreachable via DuckDuckGo, but that’s not the case. Sites like Pirate Bay are really elusive because they change their domains on a constant basis. The same can be said for the gray area that is downloading YouTube videos. The browser targeted this site even though it’s legally able to continue running.
Other browsers are also fighting piracy
DuckDuckGo isn’t the only browser looking to stamp out piracy. Governmental agencies have shut down torrenting sites, but they always manage to come back. Consequently, companies need to use more passive methods to reduce piracy. Companies like Google and Microsoft take popular torrenting sites and deprioritize them in their browsers’ search results. So, if you search for a site by name, you might have to dig deep to find them. This makes people believe that the site is gone, so they give up.
