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File-sharing website From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1337x is a website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol.[1] It is primarily used to facilitate online piracy.[2]
According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website as of 2025[update].[3] The site and its variants have been blocked in a variety of nations, including Australia and Portugal;[4] at least 6.59 million takedown requests targeting the domain 1337x.to have been sent to Google.[5]
1337x has been touted as a more strictly-moderated alternative to The Pirate Bay.[6][7]
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History
1337x was founded in 2007 and saw increasing popularity in 2016 after the closure of KickassTorrents.[1] In October 2016, it introduced a website redesign with added functionality.[1][8]
In 2015, the site was blacklisted from Google Search;[1][8] this action was taken following a DMCA complaint by Feelgood Entertainment.[1][9] Later that year, the site moved from its older .pl domain to .to, partly in order to evade the block.[1][8][10]
Early in 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative flagged it as "one of the most notorious pirate sites".[11]
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Alternative URLs
1337x has a number of alternative URLs that visitors can use to circumvent firewalls and website blocking:
See also
- Comparison of BitTorrent sites
- Leet – Online slang and alternative orthography
- Online piracy – Illegal use of digital copyrighted works
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