Torrent site The Pirate Bay has returned after a long hiatus, but it has been weeks since its return and the site still has to regain a sense of normalcy. However, a new update to the site seems to indicate that The Pirate Bay is indeed back: it is now accepting new registrations.  

The torrent file sharing site was taken off the grid last December after authorities raided its data center in Sweden. It came back online in February with a toned down website, with some features from the original TPB turned off.

One of the features not present was the creation of new accounts. When it surfaced early this year, those who were only given access to the torrents were old users, as the site's account registration steps were frozen. According to The Pirate Bay, as reported by Afterdawn, the registrations were closed as moderators and administrators tried to clean up the site, and to also serve as a security precaution. 

The clean-up seems to be over, as the site is now allowing new users to join. Their registration page is now up and is accepting new accounts. The old moderators are back on board and have already stripped the bogus and fake accounts off their site, and had also control of the spam problems. 

To keep the site from the prying eyes of the authorities, the website jumped through several hosting sites since its return, but now it appears as though the site has, for the most part, become stable and is returning for good. And now that The Pirate Bay seems to be going back to its former state, it would need to address how to get back on top of the torrent websites list. Opening the site is only one step, as The Pirate Bay also needs to get back some lost users who jumped to other torrent sites when the TPB closed down.