The Pirate Bay update: Mobile version shut down

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The fall of The Pirate Bay continues and its various branches continue to be cut off. The mobile domain of the torrent tank was recently shut down.

Users learned of the beloved piracy site's fall when they were no longer being redirected to TheMobileBay.org when visiting the main site through a smartphone.

The website especially designed for mobile devices becomes the latest The Pirate Bay domain purged from the Internet by its registrar. It follows the torrent source's LA, GD, MN and VG domains, which were all abolished in previous months.

With this, users who attempt to access The Pirate Bay from their phones will either be denied access to the site completely or will have to bear with the muddled interface of the desktop version on their small screens.

While accessing ThePirateBay.se from a mobile device will likely bring users to The Mobile Bay, they will be welcomed by an error message that says "Server not found."

As per Torrent Freak, this unfortunate removal will have the greatest impact in the UK. This is because the mobile site has managed to remain elusive to UK ISP suspensions, allowing users to freely use it despite the right holders' victory to have it killed in 2013.

The Pirate Bay launched The Mobile Bay in 2014, some years after the torrent site's dormancy in developing new domains. It aided mobile users with the simpler and straightforward torrenting from a pocket-sized device.

Considering the tragic fates of the majority of The Pirate Bay domains, it looks like The Mobile Bay's obliteration is bound to be permanent. The developers behind the torrent site are yet to comment on or provide a solution to the issue.