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EXTRATORRENT has closed for good, the hugely-successful torrent repository has confirmed. The news follows similar shutdowns of KickAss Torrent and The Pirate Bay domains.
By AARON BROWN
PUBLISHED: 10:01, Fri, May 19, 2017 | UPDATED: 10:10, Fri, May 19, 2017
Infamous torrent-sharing website ExtraTorrent has gone offline.
ExtraTorrent confirmed that it has closed its shutters for good, along with its mirrors.
The torrent repository has replaced its homepage with a simple message that reads: "ExtraTorrent has shut down permanently.
"ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline.. We permanently erase all data.
"Stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones. Thx to all ET supporters and torrent community. ET was a place to be….”
ExtraTorrent follows the likes of Kickass ******** and ********.eu, which have also shut down in recent months.
The site was widely credited as being the second most-popular torrent community in the world, following the demise of the notorious Pirate Bay.
ExtraTorrent has confirmed why it has decided to shutdown permanently, but does make it clear that the website will not return.
First launched in November 2006, ExtraTorrent quickly became the world's second largest torrent index after The Pirate Bay.
Millions of people visited the community each day.
ExtraTorrent published the following statement on tis website, following the closure
ExtraTorrent's release group ETRG has also shutdown, but Ettv and Ethd are believed to remain operational "if they get enough donations to sustain the expenses".
While ******** themselves are not illegal, the format has become intrinsically linked with piracy in most people's minds.
Torrent files do not actually contain the content you want to download – but instead point your computer towards those who do have the file.
This enables your computer – via a BitTorrent client – to quickly download the file in small chunks from multiple peers spread across the network.
The news comes as users of the The Pirate Bay and other popular torrent sites were hit by a wave of email warnings exposing what they had been downloading illegally.
These messages are being sent out by ISPs, as part of the new "Get it Right" campaign, in a bid to reduce the amount of content being shared on the web.
Within the message is a huge amount of personal data including IP address and what files were downloaded.
Copyright information and exactly when the file was accessed is also revealed plus a list of helpful advice on how to avoid downloading content in the future.
The email states also states, "This is a government-backed scheme which aims to support Britain’s creative industry by informing people about legal sources of content, with the aim of reducing the illegal sharing of copyrighted material.
"By sharing illegally rather than enjoying it from legitimate sources, you aren’t supporting the growth and success of the content you love."
However, these official emails don't appear to be putting users off accessing files illegally.
One regular visitor to torrent sites recently revealed to TorrentFreak that the warnings wouldn't be enough to make him stop.
“I was expecting [a warning] sooner or later as a heavy BitTorrent user." He said.
“I don’t think the warnings will work, at least not on a big scale.
"Maybe they will educate some people who did it by mistake or did it just once but for someone like me there is no hope.
"But at least the campaign is not aggressive.”
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style...utdown-UK-The-*********-KickAss-Torrent-Block
By AARON BROWN
PUBLISHED: 10:01, Fri, May 19, 2017 | UPDATED: 10:10, Fri, May 19, 2017
Infamous torrent-sharing website ExtraTorrent has gone offline.
ExtraTorrent confirmed that it has closed its shutters for good, along with its mirrors.
The torrent repository has replaced its homepage with a simple message that reads: "ExtraTorrent has shut down permanently.
"ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline.. We permanently erase all data.
"Stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones. Thx to all ET supporters and torrent community. ET was a place to be….”
ExtraTorrent follows the likes of Kickass ******** and ********.eu, which have also shut down in recent months.
The site was widely credited as being the second most-popular torrent community in the world, following the demise of the notorious Pirate Bay.
ExtraTorrent has confirmed why it has decided to shutdown permanently, but does make it clear that the website will not return.
First launched in November 2006, ExtraTorrent quickly became the world's second largest torrent index after The Pirate Bay.
Millions of people visited the community each day.
ExtraTorrent published the following statement on tis website, following the closure
ExtraTorrent's release group ETRG has also shutdown, but Ettv and Ethd are believed to remain operational "if they get enough donations to sustain the expenses".
While ******** themselves are not illegal, the format has become intrinsically linked with piracy in most people's minds.
Torrent files do not actually contain the content you want to download – but instead point your computer towards those who do have the file.
This enables your computer – via a BitTorrent client – to quickly download the file in small chunks from multiple peers spread across the network.
The news comes as users of the The Pirate Bay and other popular torrent sites were hit by a wave of email warnings exposing what they had been downloading illegally.
These messages are being sent out by ISPs, as part of the new "Get it Right" campaign, in a bid to reduce the amount of content being shared on the web.
Within the message is a huge amount of personal data including IP address and what files were downloaded.
Copyright information and exactly when the file was accessed is also revealed plus a list of helpful advice on how to avoid downloading content in the future.
The email states also states, "This is a government-backed scheme which aims to support Britain’s creative industry by informing people about legal sources of content, with the aim of reducing the illegal sharing of copyrighted material.
"By sharing illegally rather than enjoying it from legitimate sources, you aren’t supporting the growth and success of the content you love."
However, these official emails don't appear to be putting users off accessing files illegally.
One regular visitor to torrent sites recently revealed to TorrentFreak that the warnings wouldn't be enough to make him stop.
“I was expecting [a warning] sooner or later as a heavy BitTorrent user." He said.
“I don’t think the warnings will work, at least not on a big scale.
"Maybe they will educate some people who did it by mistake or did it just once but for someone like me there is no hope.
"But at least the campaign is not aggressive.”
http://www.express.co.uk/life-style...utdown-UK-The-*********-KickAss-Torrent-Block
