Immediately after the shutdown, clones like extratorrent.cd appeared. Interestingly, one of the most popular clones was later discovered to be nothing more than a "re-skin" of The Pirate Bay, serving TPB's database but styled to look like the old ET interface. While these sites (often found on domains like .gd , .ag , or .is ) provide torrent access, they lack the original community and are often laden with aggressive ads and malware risks.
In May 2017, the community was shocked when the site’s landing page was replaced with a brief message announcing its permanent closure. Unlike other sites that were forcibly taken down by authorities, ExtraTorrent’s founders chose to shut down the project voluntarily, wiping their data to protect their legacy and their users. Immediately after the shutdown, clones like extratorrent
The move left a massive vacuum in the BitTorrent landscape. Overnight, millions of users had to find new homes, and "Page 1" of the torrent world felt significantly emptier. The Legacy of Mirrors and Clones In May 2017, the community was shocked when