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BTJunkie

Defunct BitTorrent search engine

Field	Value
name	BTJunkie
screenshot	btjunkie.PNG
screenshot_size	250px
caption	BTJunkie Homepage in 2008
url	BTjunkie.org
commercial	Yes
type	Torrent index, magnet links provider
language	Multilingual, primarily English
registration	Free
launch_date	June 2005
dissolved	5 February 2012
current_status	Closed

BTJunkie was a BitTorrent web search engine operating between 2005 and 2012. It used a web crawler to search for torrent files from other torrent sites and store them on its database. It had nearly 4,000,000 active torrents and about 4,200 torrents added daily (compared to runner-up Torrent Portal with 1,500), making it the largest torrent site indexer on the web in 2006. During 2011, BTJunkie was the 5th most popular BitTorrent site.

Features

BTJunkie indexed both private and public trackers using an automatic web crawler that scanned the Internet for torrent files. Cookies were used to track what a visitor downloaded so that there was no need to register in order to rate torrents. The ratings and feedback given by people were used to help filter and flag malicious torrents uploaded to the website.

Closure

On 5 February 2012, BTJunkie announced that it had shut down voluntarily. This was seen as a response to the closure of Megaupload and legal action against The Pirate Bay. The site stated on its main page: "This is the end of the line my friends. The decision does not come easy, but we've decided to voluntarily shut down. We've been fighting for years for your right to communicate, but it's time to move on. It's been an experience of a lifetime, we wish you all the best!"

References

"Whois Lookup Captcha".
"Ten Most Used BitTorrent Sites Compared".
"10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2021 * TorrentFreak".
(6 February 2012). "BitTorrent Index BTjunkie Bites the Dust".
Cask J. Thomson. (6 February 2012). "Torrent Tracker BTJUNKIE has ceased operations". wordswithmeaning.org.
(5 February 2012). "btjunkie 2005 2012". btjunkie.org.

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