MagnetDL Has Closed Down Without Giving Any ExplanationsByBill Toulas-May 20, 2019 “2/2.499.png” No actual reasons for the closure have been provided but it does not matter. People already share alternative search engines on social media, and quite a few of them. One of the most popular and widely used magnet link sites the magentdl.com posted on its homepage an announcement explaining that the service has been closed. As the operators write: “MagnetDL has shut down. It was a great seven years and it is sad to end it. Congratulations to everyone who has visited our regular visitors in particular over the years.” “2/2.500.png “Figure 1 image source: magnetdl.com Publicly there were no announcements of MagnetDL having any legal problems or anything that could cause a shutdown. Since the relevant announcement gave no official explanations, we can only speculate about what happened. MagnetDL was certainly one of the bigger fishes in the piracy pond and, of course, it might have caught the attention of copyright holders who might have pulled their strings to shut it down. The laconic announcement is reminiscent of the closure of Torrentz which never explained what happened. In the end it really doesn’t matter. People are sad to lose their “go – to” platform, but more torrent and magnet link sites are popping up and life is going on elsewhere. MagnetDL users are already discussing their alternative options on social media such as Reddit and there are several magnet link search engines shared there to help people stave off their deception. The fate of websites such as MagnetDL is pre-specified somewhat as this is the case with most pirate websites. However, no matter how many platforms will come to an end as long as there is demand for torrents and magnet connections somebody else will be there to supply. ‘ 2/2.501.png ‘ Figure 2 Image Source: reddit.com