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The following table compares the features of some of the most popular BitTorrent websites it is not comprehensive with regard to listing all of the popular BitTorrent trackers, especially private trackers. Popular BitTorrent sites are demoted in the list the traffic reduction depends on the site, but some sites experienced nearly a 50% reduction in visitors. The algorithm works when Google users search for movie, music or software titles in combination with terms such as 'download', 'watch' and 'torrent'. In October 2014, Google Search results were affected by anti- piracy algorithms, which includes downranking popular BitTorrent sites in search results.

Some sites specialize as search engines of other BitTorrent sites.

BitTorrent sites may either focus on certain content - such as etree that focuses on live concerts- or may have no particular focus, like The Pirate Bay.

A directory is also a site where users can find other websites.

A directory allows users to browse the content available on a website based on various categories.

Operating a tracker should not be confused with hosting content.

BitTorrent sites may operate a BitTorrent tracker and are often referred to as such.

Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients.

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