{"id":547,"date":"2014-12-07T11:27:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-07T19:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kmtechblog.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2014-12-07T11:27:29","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T19:27:29","slug":"google-removes-all-pirate-bay-apps-from-the-play-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/?p=547","title":{"rendered":"Google Removes All Pirate Bay Apps From the Play Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kmtechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/browse-1280x683.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548\" src=\"http:\/\/kmtechblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/browse-1280x683.png\" alt=\"browse-1280x683\" width=\"1280\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As part of a crackdown on piracy, Google has begun removing all Android apps related to The Pirate Bay from the Play Store. Anything that can be used to search and download from the popular torrent repository has been given the chop for violating Google\u2019s content policy.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some of the apps that have been pulled are The Pirate Bay Proxy, The Pirate Bay Premium, The Pirate Bay Mirror, and PirateApp \u2014 some of which were very popular. The apps were essentially just web browsers built specifically for accessing The Pirate Bay, and some had built-in proxy configurations so that users could avoid any restrictions placed upon torrent sites by their ISPs.<\/p>\n<p>The reason for their removal, according to an email Google sent to developers, which was obtained by\u00a0<em>TorrentFreak,\u00a0<\/em>is, \u201cViolation of the intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behavior provisions of the Content Policy.\u201d Google advises developers to \u201crefer to the IP infringement and impersonation policy help article for more information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google has also given those who have built Pirate Bay apps a \u201cpolicy strike,\u201d and it warns that repeat offenders could have their accounts terminated.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin, the developer behind The Pirate Bay Proxy, an app with over 900,000 downloads and 45,000 active users every day, told <i>TorrentFreak\u00a0<\/i>that he had tried to appeal Google\u2019s decision by arguing that his app did little more than a traditional web browser pointed at the Pirate Bay website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe app is no different from Firefox or Chrome in that it\u2019s a tool which provides access to TPB or any other web address,\u201d Gavin said. However, Google disagrees, and it has denied Gavin\u2019s appeal and confirmed it will not be reinstating his app in the Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve already downloaded Pirate Bay apps on your Android device, you can continue to use them. They won\u2019t get any more updates, though, and if you do happen to wipe them, you won\u2019t be able to redownload them from the Play Store.<\/p>\n<p>Those who don\u2019t have any Pirate Bay apps already will simply have to access the mobile site via Chrome or another Android web browser.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sourcevia-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sourcevia fCaps fLS0\"><span class=\"label fLS1\">SOURCE<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/google-removes-pirate-bay-apps-play-store-141205\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TORRENTFREAK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of a crackdown on piracy, Google has begun removing all Android apps related to The Pirate Bay from the Play Store. 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