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Suprnova was a website that served as a BitTorrent index, providing users with access to torrent files for a wide range of digital content. Launched in 2002, it became one of the most popular torrent sites of its time, offering a centralized directory for downloading files distributed via the BitTorrent protocol. The site featured a user-friendly interface and categorized torrents based on type, including software, movies, music, and television shows. Suprnova operated by linking to torrent files rather than hosting content directly. Due to increasing legal pressure from copyright holders and law enforcement agencies, the site was shut down in late 2004. Its closure marked one of the early legal challenges against large-scale torrent indexing platforms. While Suprnova itself did not return, its influence persisted within the broader file-sharing community, contributing to the development of decentralized and distributed methods of indexing and sharing torrent files.
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