He also stated that he has "handed the reins over to a new administrator" – "a close friend of ", whom they trust completely and has the knowledge and time to take care of the site. On April 10, 2008, Deimos stepped down as the administrator of Demonoid, citing a number of reasons and "distraction with real-world issues". From the mid-2000s, Demonoid grew as one of the largest trackers in the world along with The Pirate Bay, which led to an increase in legal threats from copyright owners. It initially worked as a fully-private BitTorrent tracker with intermittent periods of open registrations. History ĭemonoid was founded on Apby a Mexican Internet user known under the pseudonym of 'Deimos'. In addition to forums, the website features an IRC channel, #demonoid at P2P-Network, which supports discussion among users. ĭemonoid prohibits linking to torrents containing pornographic material and malicious software. The website previously banned users with low ratios, but stopped doing so due to the ratio system being inaccurate for some users, such as those with dynamic IP addresses. It tracked and displayed users' upload/download ratios, but, except in its early years, took no action against users with low ratios (members who took more than they share). Features and policies ĭemonoid features RSS with different feeds for each of its torrent categories and their sub-categories. In July 2019, Demonoid staffers launched a new version of the website to revive the project. Following the event, the website was closed on September 17, 2018. Reports announced the accidental death of its founder Deimos in August 2018. The site underwent intermittent periods of extended downtime in its history due to the occasional need to move the server, generally caused by cancellation of ISP service due to local political pressure. Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clientsĭemonoid is a BitTorrent tracker and website founded in 2003 to facilitate file-sharing related discussion and provide a searchable index of torrent files.
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