Torrent Search Engine BTJunkie Voluntarily Shuts Down

BitTorrent indexing engine BTJunkie has decided to shut its doors after 7 years of service.

Founded in 2005, BTJunkie was one of the most popular torrent indexing engines on the web.

The decision to shut down the site comes shortly after founder and six employees of file hosting service Megaupload were arrested on charges of piracy and money laundering. If found guilty, the accused are looking at a maximum 20 years prison sentence.

Read more: Mashable

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