PRQ was founded in 2004 by two of The Pirate Bay’s creators and built its name hosting clients that mainstream providers reject, from WikiLeaks to countless controversial sites. It operates entirely under Swedish jurisdiction, which it leans on for strong legal protections around free expression and a deliberately hands-off approach to customer content. The company weathered a 2012 police raid and remains active today and as of December 2025 it is fighting a legal battle with Sweden’s .se/.nu registry, IIS, with a court date set for June 2026. PRQ is a bare hosting provider, not an encrypted product so it handles your server but not your data protection. If your priority is a jurisdiction and a host that resists takedown pressure, PRQ is one of the oldest names in that space.
PRQ
Sweden's notorious free-speech host for sites nobody else will touch.
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Pricing VPS plans start around EUR 10 per month, with dedicated servers and mail hosting priced higher; Bitcoin accepted for anonymous ordering.
Strengths
- Long track record of resisting takedown and censorship pressure
- Swedish jurisdiction with strong free-speech legal footing
- Accepts Bitcoin for more anonymous sign-ups
- Over two decades of continuous operation
Considerations
- No end-to-end encryption; you secure your own server and data
- Ongoing 2025-2026 dispute with the .se/.nu domain registry
- Pricing sits above budget hosts and details require an order inquiry
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