. This move was an attempt to shed the "toxic" reputation and heavy legal surveillance associated with the Torrent9 name while keeping the same database of content and user base. 4. Legacy and Current State
The major turning point came in 2018. Following pressure from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and French anti-piracy authorities (Hadopi, now part of Arcom), the original www.torrent9.com was seized. The domain was taken over by the government, which displayed a seizure banner warning users of copyright infringement penalties.
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