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Pirate Streaming Giant Cineby Announces Surprise Shutdown
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If you’ve been using Cineby to dodge your monthly streaming subscriptions, you might want to finish that movie quickly. One of the internet’s biggest pirate streaming giants has officially thrown in the towel.
With a staggering 160 million visits last month, Cineby wasn’t just a small-time operation; it was a massive “one-stop-shop” that Hollywood has been hunting for months. The site’s operators recently announced that they will cease all operations on August 26th, deleting all user accounts and shutting down every server.
Why the sudden retirement? While the site didn’t give an official reason, the legal heat was turning up to a boil. From blocking orders in the UK and Canada to high-profile injunctions in India, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has been relentlessly squeezing the platform.
But don’t expect the “Hydra” to die for good. In the world of digital piracy, one site going down usually means three more pop up under new names. While Cineby is heading for the exit, the underlying infrastructure is still very much alive—meaning the battle between streamers and studios is far from over.