This is momentous as it suggests that the next generation copy protection AACS 2.0 has been cracked. Plus, a torrent of The Smurfs 2 movie cropped up which seems to be a 4K UHD Blu-Ray rip. Certain torrents available on The Pirate Bay hit their teen years in March 2017. Though ExtraTorrent lives on as a TPB mirror with an ExtraTorrent skin, it's unlikely Navi-X will reappear. Rather, the legal climate itself directly impacts the ability to function. What the Navi-X and ExtraTorrent shutdowns prove is that it's not simply direct lawsuits or action which close sites that may provide illicit content. Linux Mint, Ubuntu, OSMC, Windows, Android, OSMC Protect your browsing, downloading, and streaming activities - VPN vs SmartDNS | Kodi VPN Use | Plex VPN Use Many addons for Kodi offer streaming content for movies, TV shows, and live TV, as well as sports content for streaming NFL football and college football games. Organizations including professional football (soccer for North American readers) association the Premier Leauge teamed up with ISPs to take down those hosting illegal streams. Then e-commerce sites such as Amazon and eBay banned the sales of illicit Kodi boxes. Only certain addons provide access to illegal streaming content. Quick PSA: Kodi is completely legal and neutral.

With a crackdown on illegal Kodi boxes, addons providing illicit content are targeted at higher rates by Internet service providers (ISPs). Similarly, one of the oldest and most popular Kodi addons, Navi-X, shut down for legal reasons. While this sometimes derives from outside influences, closed because of internal reasons. However, there's a trend of file sharing and illicit streaming sites going offline. Well, as reliable as a torrent website can be.

Oddly, the fresh ExtraTorrent.cd comes after a message by SaM to 'Stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones.' Indeed, this is a clone but a reliable duplicate cobbled together with community collaboration. ExtraTorrent shut down: The bigger picture Goodbye Message On. Perusing the various torrent categories reveals heavy seeding. What matters most though is that torrents look healthy. įeatures previously found on ExtraTorrent including FAQ areas and forums are absent. But digging deeper, the new ExtraTorrent iteration is a the Pirate Bay mirror. A glance proves offers the familiar blue and white color scheme as well as recognizable ExtraTorrent logo. According to Digital Music News, the resurrected ExtraTorrent remains an apparent replica of its predecessor. However, less than a week after ceasing operations, ExtraTorrent is back online under a different domain, ExtraTorrent.cd. The operator, SaM, admitted that the ExtraTorrent shut down was final.

As TorrentFreak reports, ExtraTorrent shut down permanently with all mirrors offline. ExtraTorrent, the decade old torrent website, closed down on May 17, 2017.

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