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How much does it cost to run a site that deals with pirated content? (leminal.space)

submitted 11 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Gnarly-Repacks is requesting donations for the renewal bill for their site and I know FitGirl sporadically makes requests for donations as well. It makes me curious what range of expenses do sites like these incur and what they are.

I do vaguely recall The Pirate Bay 2013 documentary TPB AFK talking a bit about their revenue but I don't know if they talked much about their expenses.

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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I donate to them regularly because I respect and appreciate what they do. I asked because I was curious about the logistics behind it and how sustainable it is (if they rely on donations versus ads or pay out of their own pocket).

Gnarly-Repacks for example says

I pocket none of this, as every donation sent will only be used for hosting costs so this site stays up to keep providing you with quality releases.

on the donation page of their site and as someone who has minimal experience running a website it made me curious.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com -1 points 11 months ago

So it seems you got an answer that you are okay with.