The Pirate Bay, also known as TPB, is a peer-to-peer (p2p) sharing platform that was founded in 2003. It has a large library of torrents that are easily accessible for download. The platform offers torrents containing a wide range of digital media, including music, television shows, and movies. It, like other torrent websites such as YIFY, distributes torrents via magnet links. TPB has been the subject of numerous controversies over the years due to the nature of the website. (piratebayproxy)'s owners were even convicted of assisting in copyright infringement in 2009. As a result, the peer-to-peer sharing platform was subjected to a number of shutdowns and domain seizures. This prompted some Internet service providers (ISPs) to restrict access to TPB in specific countries.