Magnet files work much the same way, but are a direct line connecting the downloader to each file, instead of needing to follow a “map” as provided by a .torrent file.

The world’s most popular file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, is set to drop the files that have helped it become the most infamous Bittorrent hosting portal, removing support for the ageing ...

The Pirate Bay is moving to magnet links today, no longer hosting torrent files for downloads with more than ten peers.

As The Pirate Bay goes on to explain, since Magnet files live on the webpage, they can’t be blocked without access being blocked to the pages completely.

To start the download, you will need to have the torrent or magnet files on your computer. Alternatively, you could simply make PicoTorrent your default, then automatically load torrent files into ...