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Famous torrent site RARBG shuts down because of war and disease
Andrew Griffin
Thu, June 1, 2023 at 5:11 AM CDT
Famous torrent site RARBG has shut down, blaming a variety of traumatic factors that have left its staff unable to work.
The site will be going offline after two “difficult” years, staff said in a parting message posted online.
The shutdown comes as some experts have predicted that the internet could be heading for a “golden age” of piracy, amid increasing streaming prices and other difficulties.
But staff said that it had been hit by its own rising costs, as well as the loss of staff to covid and the war in Ukraine.
“Some of the people in our team died due to covid complications, others still suffer the side effects of it - not being able to work at all,” it wrote. “Some are also fighting the war in Europe - ON BOTH SIDES.”
It also said that inflation and price increases had made it impossible to run the site without high costs....
https://news.yahoo.com/famous-torrent-rarbg-shuts-down-101150194.html
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/us
Andrew Griffin
Thu, June 1, 2023 at 5:11 AM CDT
Famous torrent site RARBG has shut down, blaming a variety of traumatic factors that have left its staff unable to work.
The site will be going offline after two “difficult” years, staff said in a parting message posted online.
The shutdown comes as some experts have predicted that the internet could be heading for a “golden age” of piracy, amid increasing streaming prices and other difficulties.
But staff said that it had been hit by its own rising costs, as well as the loss of staff to covid and the war in Ukraine.
“Some of the people in our team died due to covid complications, others still suffer the side effects of it - not being able to work at all,” it wrote. “Some are also fighting the war in Europe - ON BOTH SIDES.”
It also said that inflation and price increases had made it impossible to run the site without high costs....
https://news.yahoo.com/famous-torrent-rarbg-shuts-down-101150194.html
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/us