Its too late for them to remove APIs, it has been fually scraped and torranted by AnnasArchive.

It works now, but the problem they keep having is CloudFlare, it keeps geoblocking everyone.

It can using Wine (https://www.winehq.org/)

CLI IRC for life =)))) >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeeChat

Neah, I'm WeeChat (https://weechat.org/) fan.

I tell you what, in 2026 using IRC makes me FEEL younger every day.

Thank you, I was actually suprised this will be so popular. I thought EVERYONE already knew about this.

I dont know about other servers but on scenep2p znc is allowed also all of this servers offer host masking. I'll add this into the post.

Of course it is, I'm still using custom script I wrote long ago. But irc servers/channels intentionally try to stay low =))

Using linux and downloading only media files makes you 90% safer. But malware comes in many shapes, for example i've seen it executed from .pdf or .url or .lnk files. Even if you download only music and movies, dont open included files like that. And if possible make a filter to not download anything except what you need like .mkv .mp4 .mp3 .flac

Using a killswitch on any vpn is a must, and actually number one good practice you should always do at firewall level. If you use linux use iptables or ufw for that dont rely just on your vpn software. Another good practice is to bind your transmission to specific network/ip/port. So when your vpn killswitch triggered software stops to function.

SSD/HDD encryption is really a personal preference its not required if you are torrenting. I would use encrypted storage for more important things than just your movies/shows =) But remember encrypted storage does not save you from a virus or malware.

Actually avoid using pirate bay org use something more modern like EXT (dot) TO or 1337x (dot) TO or something more smaller like YTS (dot) BZ or uIndex (dot) TO or PiratesParadise (dot) ORG or EZTVx (dot) TO or if you want CAM/TS try CinemaCity (dot) CC (but it has watermark logo flying around) The reason why I say try not to use pirate bay is because from my own experience that where the most malware and viruses are coming to torrents from.

And joing a private tracker really not required, the piracy is so widespread now its actually more work than just finding content in the open. Everything sooner or later ends up in the open. Leaks of content from scene, p2p groups or private trackers happen hourly.

Another alternative you could try is direct downloading, there are many places out there, especially for older content. For the newest content i recommendation using irc, its so easy and quick and you can automate downloads.

Honestly, I think they are preoccupied with other things right now.

IRC never left the scene. 😜 I recommend trying at least scenep2p you wont regret it.