Rather than this marking the closure of the infamous file-sharing website, however, the move will begin a gradual switch from torrents to magnets.

While a specific date for the change has only just been set by The Pirate Bay, the decision to abandon torrent files has been on the table for a while.

Technical implications of the switch saw a backlash from some Pirate Bay users in January but the change could also have issues of legality in mind.

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