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However, despite Kickass being in hot waters no employees of either Cryptoneat or Kickass have been arrested so far. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Basics on how to use With millions of indexed torrents, KickassTorrents has become one of the most prominent torrent search tools in the recent decade.
KickassTorrents says that it complies with the and it removes infringing torrents reported by content owners. This is due to way BitTorrent protocols work. The site derives revenue from advertising and affiliate agreements, some with companies that produce software designed to hide users of BitTorrent from detection by ISPs and monitoring companies.
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KickassTorrents commonly abbreviated KAT was a website that provided a for and to facilitate using the protocol. It was founded in 2008 and by November 2014, KAT became the most visited BitTorrent directory in the world, overtaking , according to the site's ranking. KAT went offline on 20 July 2016 when the domain was seized by the U. The site's were shut down by its staff at the same time. KickassTorrents Type of site Torrent , provider Available in 30+ , primary Website Registration Optional Over 1M per day as of August 2015 Launched November 2008 ; 10 years ago 2008-11 Current status Offline In December 2016, former KAT staff members revived the KAT community by creating a website with its predecessor's features and appearance. KickassTorrents says that it complies with the and it removes infringing torrents reported by content owners. KAT was initially launched in November 2008 at the kickasstorrents. On 21 April 2011, KickassTorrents moved to the domain name kat. The site later moved to several different domains, which the operators plan to do every six months, including ka. On 28 February 2013, ISPs in the were ordered by the in London to block access to KickassTorrents, along with two other torrent sites. Judge ruled that the site's design contributed to. On 14 June 2013, the domain name was changed to domain name kickass. On 23 June 2013, KAT was delisted from at the. In late August 2013, KAT was blocked by ISPs. In January 2014, several ISPs started blocking KAT. In February 2014, started blocking links to KAT, however by the end of February 2014, KAT was unblocked on Twitter. In June 2014, KAT was blocked in by the for violating copyright law. In December 2014, the site moved to the domain name kickass. Reports stated that it was moved as a result of site's regular domain change. On 9 February 2015, kickass. Later that day, the site reverted to its former domain name kickass. On 23 April 2015, the site moved to the based domain name kickasstorrents. By July 2015, the kat. After the removal, the top Google search result for KAT in many locations pointed to a fake KAT site that prompted visitors to download. In October 2015, bypassed its courts by making a voluntary agreement between ISPs, rightsholders and the Ministry of Culture to block access to KAT and most of the other popular BitTorrent websites. At the same time, and blocked access to KAT because of security concerns with some of the ads pointing to malware. In April 2016, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox blocked KAT due to concerns. Both blocks were later removed after KAT dealt with the concerns. In June 2016, KAT added an official network. One of the main domains of the site went up for sale in August 2016. Notice displayed on KickassTorrents sites after its seizure. On 20 July 2016, the announced that it had seized the KAT. The remaining domains were taken offline voluntarily after the KAT. Following the seizure of the original KAT domain multiple unofficial mirrors have been put online. These have no connection to the original team who have been urging users to exercise caution. A number of these mirrors have since been taken down. Vaulin was arrested after investigators cross-referenced an he used for an transaction with an IP address used to log into KAT's page. The also posed as an advertiser and obtained details of a bank account associated with the site. The investigation was led by special agent Jared Der-Yeghiayan, who also tracked down , the operator of the online black market. The criminal complaint, filed in the by , said that it was in possession of full copies of KAT's hard drives, including its. In late August 2016, the followed the complaint with a full of Vaulin and two other defendants, Ievgen Kutsenko and Oleksandr Radostin; while Vaulin was still being held in Polish prison. Vaulin has both a Polish and US legal representation as his lawyers to handle the allegations. In November 2016, a Polish appeals court refused to allow for Vaulin, stating the evidence provided by the US is sufficient to keep him in prison. Retrieved 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Archived from on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2013. Archived from on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Archived from on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Archived from on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016. 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Torrentz2 Although not related to the site it still manages to search for your kickasstorrents against 60 different torrent sites. This makes it seen as not only the best in its mother country, but also in the whole world. With the sites no longer… KickassTorrents is down, possibly because the domain name expired. As you may have read the founder of kickass torrents has been arrested. Retrieved 21 July 2016. In November 2016, a Polish appeals court refused to allow for Vaulin, stating the evidence provided by the US is kickasstorrents to keep him in prison. Registered users will have the most ads kickasstorrents. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
