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       ExtraTorrent Shuts Down For Good
       By: magbytes120 Date: June 10, 2017, 4:20 pm
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       In a surprise move, ExtraTorrent decided to shut down today, for
       good.
       Users who access the site’s homepage are welcomed by a short but
       clear message, indicating that the popular torrent index will
       not return (the message appears intermittently).
       “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….”
       TorrentFreak reached out to ExtraTorrent operator SaM who
       confirmed that this is indeed the end of the road for the site.
       “It’s time we say goodbye,” he said, without providing more
       details.
       With ExtraTorrent’s demise the BitTorrent community has lost yet
       another prominent player. Whether this also means the end of
       associated release groups, such as EtHD and ettv, remains to be
       seen.
       ExtraTorrent was founded in November 2006, at a time when sites
       such as TorrentSpy and Mininova were dominating the landscape.
       Nonetheless, ExtraTorrent was determined to develop an audience
       of its own.
       The site went on to outgrow many of its predecessors and with
       millions of daily visitors, ExtraTorrent ended up as the second
       largest torrent site, trailing only behind The Pirate Bay.
       The site’s popularity placed it in the crosshairs of various
       entertainment industry groups in recent months. These outfits
       regularly pressured hosting companies and domain name services
       to take action.
       It’s unclear whether legal pressure had anything to do with the
       decision to shut down, but that wouldn’t come as a surprise.
       ExtraTorrent is the latest in a series of BitTorrent giants to
       fall in recent months. Previously, sites including
       KickassTorrents, Torrentz.eu, TorrentHound and What.cd went
       offline.
       Update: We were informed by SaM that ExtraTorrent’s release
       group ETRG is gone now.
       “Ettv and Ethd could remain operational if they get enough
       donations to sustain the expenses and if they people handling it
       ready to keep going,” we were told.
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