Pirate streaming services (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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This is kind of a weird question, I understand, but why does every pirate streaming service seem exactly the same? Let me explain: I was looking through the r/Piracy megathread (via rentry.co) for alternatives to Soap2day, now that it's gone down, and I noticed most websites had almost identical interfaces, and seemingly identical search results. Does anyone know what's up with that...? It creeped me out a little, I won't lie. Sort of uncanny valley.

I also wanted to ask, what is the deal with Soap2day? I know soap2day.to is down. I've seen two websites thus far with the same name but different top-level domains, with totally different layouts and title blurbs. Are those like... legit? I don't know, I suppose it would be difficult to give me a virus via a streaming service (it's not like I go around clicking on ads) but, again, it's confusing and a little eerie.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm not looking for recommendations. I am also not looking for alternatives to anything, I can sort myself out. I'm asking, out of curiosity, if anyone knows why these websites look so similar, and what's going on with soap2day clones.

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[-] open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago

Ah, and now I see where the miscommunication came from. I got all these sites from the r/Piracy megathread (which, I understand, is curated for safety and quality) and I browse with an antivirus and adblocker anyway. Sketchiness is not my primary concern, though I appreciate the recommendations. I'm just curious if anyone knows why they all look the same.

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