Despite the continuous effort to put down torrent sites, they just get back with a new domain. However, a significant move is on the works regarding the shutting down of torrent sites - that is to make a deal with search engines to ban them in search results, and Google is first on their list (obviously).
Being the most influential search engine in the world, Google has been a nesting ground for countless links to different websites - including torrent sites. Admit it or not, users usually first go to Google, and will input things like "download free movies" or "best torrent sites," and so the search results will be gateways to innumerable torrent sites and other pirating services.
But following a roundtable discussion led by UK's Intellectual Property Office, the Anti-Piracy code which states to ban torrent sites in search engines like Google may take effect starting June 1, 2017, as reported by TorrentFreak. The agreement does not state the banning of actual torrent sites, but will significantly reduce the chances of reaching those sites via search engines.
Entertainment industries have blamed search engines like Google for fueling internet piracy. Other search engines at blame are Yahoo and Bing. Copyright holders want to prevent piracy links from appearing in the search though Google was able to do that before given that notices of complaints are accurate. They were able to ban a large number of websites, and when they do, those sites crumble down.
Understanding Google's power and authority, the entertainment companies' decision to work with, instead of going against the company is a wise decision. As Mobipicker states, there will only be about three months left before those links would be gone from search results. The voluntary agreement between search engines and entertainment companies may actually be the solution to significantly reduce internet piracy.
