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'''PirateBrowser''' is an [[Internet browser]] by [[The Pirate Bay]] used to circumvent [[Internet censorship]]. It was released on 10 August 2013 on the tenth anniversary of The Pirate Bay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-releases-pirate-browser-to-thwart-censorship-130810/|title=Pirate Bay Releases Pirate Browser to Thwart Censorship|publisher=[[TorrentFreak]]|date=10 August 2013}}</ref> It is a bundle of [[Firefox Portable]], the FoxyProxy addon, and the [[Vidalia (software)|Vidalia Tor client]] with some custom configurations. According to [[TorrentFreak]] it had been downloaded more than 2,500,000 times by October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bays-anti-censorship-browser-clocks-1-million-downloads-131019/|title= |
'''PirateBrowser''' is an [[Internet browser]] by [[The Pirate Bay]] used to circumvent [[Internet censorship]]. It was released on 10 August 2013 on the tenth anniversary of The Pirate Bay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-releases-pirate-browser-to-thwart-censorship-130810/|title=Pirate Bay Releases Pirate Browser to Thwart Censorship|publisher=[[TorrentFreak]]|date=10 August 2013}}</ref> It is a bundle of [[Firefox Portable]], the FoxyProxy addon, and the [[Vidalia (software)|Vidalia Tor client]] with some custom configurations. According to [[TorrentFreak]] it had been downloaded more than 2,500,000 times by October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bays-anti-censorship-browser-clocks-1-million-downloads-131019/|title= |
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Pirate Bay's Anti-Censorship Browser Clocks 2,500,000 Downloads|publisher=[[TorrentFreak]]|date=19 October 2013}}</ref> |
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The browser circumvents site-blocking in countries including, according to the Pirate Bay Web site, Belgium, Denmark, [[Finland]], Iran, Ireland, Italy, North Korea and the United Kingdom. This allows users to access some websites otherwise blocked, usually by government ban or threat of legal action, by [[Internet Service Provider]]s (ISPs) in these countries. |
The browser circumvents site-blocking in countries including, according to the Pirate Bay Web site, Belgium, Denmark, [[Finland]], Iran, Ireland, Italy, North Korea and the United Kingdom. This allows users to access some websites otherwise blocked, usually by government ban or threat of legal action, by [[Internet Service Provider]]s (ISPs) in these countries. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website|https://piratebrowser.com/}} |
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Revision as of 20:22, 28 April 2015
| Initial release | 10 August 2013 |
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| Stable release | 1.0b
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| Operating system | Windows |
| License | Open source |
| Website | piratebrowser |
PirateBrowser is an Internet browser by The Pirate Bay used to circumvent Internet censorship. It was released on 10 August 2013 on the tenth anniversary of The Pirate Bay.[1] It is a bundle of Firefox Portable, the FoxyProxy addon, and the Vidalia Tor client with some custom configurations. According to TorrentFreak it had been downloaded more than 2,500,000 times by October 2013.[2]
The browser circumvents site-blocking in countries including, according to the Pirate Bay Web site, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, North Korea and the United Kingdom. This allows users to access some websites otherwise blocked, usually by government ban or threat of legal action, by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in these countries.
References
- ^ "Pirate Bay Releases Pirate Browser to Thwart Censorship". TorrentFreak. 10 August 2013.
- ^ "Pirate Bay's Anti-Censorship Browser Clocks 2,500,000 Downloads". TorrentFreak. 19 October 2013.