ExtraTorrent shut itself down this week. It was the second-largest torrent site after The Pirate Bay, known best for its massive index of entertainment content downloadable using the BitTorrent protocol. Despite the inevitable rumors, there is no reason to believe the site will be making a return.
The site was taken down with little explanation. ExtraTorrent’s administrators did not give a warning and simply took the service offline, leaving a short message behind telling users that all data will be erased and warning them to stay away from the expected clones that will show up in the weeks to come:
ExtraTorrent has shut down permanently
ExtraTorrent with all mirrors goes offline.. We permanently erase all data.
Stay away from fake ExtraTorrent websites and clones.…