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Is LibGen dead? (torrentfreak.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Wertheimer@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

Note - libgen.rs still works for downloads on Mirror #2. But nothing new is being uploaded. Get 'em while you can, or try annas-archive.org .

Popular shadow library LibGen appears to be struggling with technical problems. Regular book downloads stopped working last weekend and remain unavailable. The reason for the issues are unknown but, for now, internal troubles at the site seem more likely than a copyright-related enforcement action.

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Starting last weekend, regular LibGen downloads suddenly stopped working. The outage suggests that there’s a problem with the storage servers, but there’s no official explanation.

The lack of communication doesn’t come as a complete surprise. A few months ago, the site already appeared to have some internal struggles. The person in charge of the site’s coding has reportedly been ‘inactive’ for a while.

This personnel issue may explain the database errors and technical trouble that resulted in broken functionality a few months back. It may also explain why new torrents are not being added on a weekly or daily basis. Presently, the latest torrent archive on the site dates back to April.

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[-] ZoomeristLeninist@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

i freaked out at first, but then remembered this shit is impossible to kill. except for sci-hub rip :( anyone lmk if there’s an alternative to sci-hub that has articles newer than 2021

[-] SpookyGenderCommunist@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago

Annas-archive.org

Mirrors a libgen, sci-hub, z-library, etc. In addition to uploading its own stuff.

It also has an explicit continuation of sci-hub's mission called SciDB

[-] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 month ago

I really hope they'll last

[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

God damn rip scihub

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