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Did Yahoo Delete The Pirate Bay From Search Results?

from the making-friends?--or-enemies? dept

There’s a lot of buzz going around concerning reports that Yahoo has deleted The Pirate Bay from its search index, though it appears not everyone is seeing it. There hasn’t been an official explanation just yet — and it could be an accidental move or simply a hiccup, but it raises some questions about Yahoo’s search index when such a site disappears. This is especially true given the controversial (deserved or not) nature of The Pirate Bay, and the efforts by the entertainment industry to shut the site down. Initially, we’re willing to give Yahoo the benefit of the doubt, but a full explanation of what happened would be useful at this point.

Filed Under: missing sites, pirate bay, search index
Companies: pirate bay, yahoo