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The London-based Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) suspended the .eu domain without a court order. While that specific suspension was lifted the very next day, it proved that the domain was highly vulnerable to seizures. To counteract this, the operators registered alternative domains like .me , .ch , and .in . torentz.eu
Following the original site's disappearance, several clones and spin-offs emerged to capture its audience. A prominent example was Torrentz2, which attempted to clone the interface and functionality. However, Wikipedia records note that the prominent torrentz2.eu domain was forced offline in 2020, with subsequent mirror domains suffering severe server drops and downtime. Following the original site's disappearance