Finally, a Reason to Use the Opera Browser: Built-In Pirate Bay Blockade Workaround

If you’re living in the U.K. and are a fan of The Pirate Bay, you’re probably already intimately familiar with the ongoing blockade of the site and the myriad ways to circumvent it. Allow us, then, to submit just one more tool to your TPB arsenal: The Opera browser, which features a dirt simple way to circumvent the blockade.

One of the selling points of the Opera browser is “Turbo” mode. When activated, Opera’s servers way off in the ether compress a webpage before it’s delivered to you. The goal is to get the most out of a limited connection — specifically, a mobile data connection.

However, in the case of The Pirate Bay, the compression process neatly circumvents the blockade. It probably makes the site load a smidge faster. Here’s how to make it work:

Step One: Live in a country where the Pirate Bay is blocked; the U.K. is probably your best bet for this.

Step Two: Have a desire to download a Torrent file from the Pirate Bay. Preferably something legal, but use your best discretion.

Step Three: Download the Opera browser. It’s free, and pretty small.

Step Four: Click the little “Turbo” button at the bottom of the screen. It looks like a little speed guage. Woof-wham, now you’re browsing in Turbo.

Step Five: Visit the Pirate Bay. And you’re done.

(Torrent Freak via The Next Web)

Relevant to your interests

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