Earlier this year the .se domains of torrent site The Pirate Bay were handed over to the Swedish State and in response the torrent site launched six new domains in case the .se domain was lost for good.

However, as reported by Torrent Freak, these domains have now been permanently shut down by their domain registrar.

The .la, .gd, .mn, .vg, .fm, .tw, .mu and .sh domains have all been taken down and are no longer accessible. Cached DNS entries might still be accessed for the time being but they are also subject to expiration and are expected to be gone soon. 

No official reason for the domains' takedown have been issued as of the time being. It is further explained that in some cases it only takes a single complaint for a registrar to shut down a domain, while in others it will require a mandated court order before the registrar can take down a client's domain.

According to the report, the registrar has been identified as Idotz.net which is a Hexonet reseller in the United States. The media source attempted to get an official statement from Idotz.net regarding their decision to shut down the Pirate Bay's domains but the client has refused to respond, reportedly due to client privacy concerns.

However, despite the redirects no longer functioning, the main .se, .org and .onion domains are all still available and can be accessed. The .se remains as The Pirate Bay's main domain and this is likely to remain as such for the time being.

It was previously reported that several uploaders such as the YIFY/YTS team, responsible for uploading high-quality movies on torrent sites such as The Pirate Bay, have been shut down. With uploaders being arrested and the domains of torrent sites being suspended, there is the fear that these torrent networks will eventually be shut down for good.