GOAT torrent site Rarbg officially shuts down

The Rainmaker

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It was the best public site. User interface, screenshots, search, they didn't just let anyone upload, all that stuff was undefeated.

There might be alternatives but it's like walking into a minefield. This sucks.
 

beenz

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What I will miss most, apart from the high quality and reliable rips is how I use it to keep track of all the latest movie releases
without ever having to search for it as it was right there on the front page :mjcry:

Yup. Great recommendations right in the banner.
 

Jalether

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One of the main reasons why they shut down is mad annoying though.
"
Hello guys,
We would like to inform you that we have decided to shut down our site.
The past 2 years have been very difficult for us - some of the people in our team died due to covid complications,
others still suffer the side effects of it - not being able to work at all.
Some are also fighting the war in Europe - ON BOTH SIDES.
Also, the power price increase in data centers in Europe hit us pretty hard.
Inflation makes our daily expenses impossible to bare.
Therefore we can no longer run this site without massive expenses that we can no longer cover out of pocket.
After an unanimous vote we've decided that we can no longer do it.
We are sorry :(
Bye"

just because the owners were too proud or too "principled" to ask
for donations:martin:

Im pretty sure they would have met their goal if they set up crowdfunding which would have allowed them to remain active
 
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