I was searching through the megathread (https://rentry.co/megathread) and I found that yts.mx and 1337x.to are labeled as ‘fake clones’. I have used both of these several times. But oddly 1337x.to is also listed first under all purpose -> torrents.

Are yts.mx and 1337x.to considered unsafe? I have them in my prowlarr and wondering if I should remove them

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    13 hours ago

    Last time I tried YTS they wouldn’t show magnet links anymore without you making an account (and during downtime they show IIS.NET errors, which is a pretty clear indication a large corporation is hiring contractors to run it) which seems VERY sketchy put together

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      11 hours ago

      I use a seedbox to download the file from their site links for me, so I don’t see any of that anymore, so while I use their site I don’t directly interact with the torrent files or magnet links.

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        6 hours ago

        If the link is never exposed, how does your seedbox see it without an account? And are you x remote desktopping Firefox from your seedbox? i’m confused…

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      11 hours ago

      They previously sold out email addresses to an anti-piracy law firm which proceeded to extort penalty settlements from the holders of the accounts. This is why their upload bots were banned on leet x.

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        6 hours ago

        Yeah, I heard that. Part of why I assume they’re a honeypot. Not that I didn’t use them before requiring accounts. If you tor to a honeypot with best practices, good luck tracking…