YIFY Torrents or YTS was a peer-to-peer release group known for distributing large numbers of movies as free downloads through BitTorrent. YIFY releases were characterised through their small file size, which attracted many downloaders.
The original YIFY/YTS website was shut down by the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in 2015; however, numerous websites imitating the YIFY/YTS brand still receive a significant amount of traffic. The name "YIFY" is derived from the name of the founder, Yiftach Swery, a college student (later an app developer, web developer and archery champion) from Auckland, New Zealand.
History
YIFY Torrents was founded by Yiftach Swery in 2010 while he was studying computer science at University of Waikato. In August 2011, the YIFY brand was gaining enough traffic to warrant the launch of an official YIFY Torrents Website, although it was eventually blocked by United Kingdom authorities. A backup website yify-torrents.im was launched for users to bypass this ban.
The YIFY name continued to generate traction to the point where in 2013 'YIFY' was the most searched term on Kickass Torrents...
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