Blocking access to torrent sites has become the new fad around town recently. Users from Europe and USA are the victims of censorship from sites, majority of which are sites holding torrent files. As the race to block user access to the world’s largest torrent sites continues, another website has stepped up to battle censorship. RARBG, one of the most-used torrent sites on the Internet, has just launched PirateSnoop, a free web browser designed to easily skirt web blockades across the globe. Widespread With the exception of OldPirateBay, no major torrent site can be directly accessed from Europe anymore. OldPirateBay enjoys the exclusion only because it is relatively new. Even in the U.S., the MPAA is working hard to introduce site-blocking mechanisms by invoking creative interpretations of existing law. It seems unlikely that Hollywood and music companies will stop until they get it done their way. It has become more and more evident that users will have to prepare for a world full of censorship, if they wish to access the internet in future. Beating Censorship While censorship seems to be a norm now, there will always be ways to get is freedom via services like VPNs and there will always be people looking for a free alternatives. For these very users, RARBG has launched a new web browser labelled PirateSnoop that allows its users to skirt blockades and access torrent websites. In appearance , the browser is identical to Chrome with the exception of a Pirate flag on the right hand side of the address bar. Rise against censorship RARBG has grown to become the 7th most popular torrent site and a force to reckon with. And as the popularity came, the ISP blocks followed. The main concern is not that the sites are being blocked, it is the lack of resistance. Alternative to Tor There also exists PirateBrowser which has the same end goal. However, the main difference is that PirateBrowser uses the Tor network, which is increasingly being blocked by major torrent sites. Instead, PirateSnoop uses its own custom proxy network which utilizes full HTTPS instead of the HTTP used by basic proxies. Just like a regular browser to website connection, PS allows websites to see their users’ IP addresses (unless they’re using a VPN) in order to cut down on abuse. Upgrades incoming As of now, many blocked sites are supported by the browser, though there are certain omissions. The team has confirmed that they are committed to upgrading the browser.. “Any site that is requested to be added will be added immediately with no questions asked,” the team noted. The browser can be downloaded from here using BitTorrent
