RARBG, one of the most popular torrent trackers in the world, has been shut down since the end of May by the decision of its authors. According to this TorrentFreakThe description is published on the main page on behalf of the site team.
“The last two years have been very difficult for us – some people on our team have died from complications associated with the coronavirus, others are still suffering from its side effects – they are unable to work at all,” the statement said.
RARBG cites several reasons for the decision, including the involvement of some of the site’s team in a military operation in Ukraine. The rising costs of data centers in Europe also played a role.
“We can no longer operate this site without major expenses that we cannot afford ourselves. After voting, we have decided that we will no longer operate the site. We apologize,” added RARBG representatives.
Founded in 2008, RARBG has been a major player in the torrent ecosystem for the past decade. A TorrentFreak source familiar with the situation has confirmed that the message was indeed posted by the RARBG team. The closure decision was not announced in advance.
in 2016 has stopped working Kickass Torrents is a torrent tracker that hosts movies, games, music and other copyrighted media since 2008. Then the shutdown was associated with the arrest of the alleged creator of the resource by the US authorities.