In May 2017, the official ExtraTorrents website displayed a message announcing a permanent shutdown. The admins stated they could no longer maintain the site and, crucially, requested that proxy and mirror sites associated with them also cease operations. They wanted to wipe the slate clean, meaning the original database of torrents and user accounts was deleted.
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Sometimes ISPs use DNS filtering to block websites. Changing your DNS to a provider like Cloudflare (1.1.1.1) or Google DNS (8.8.8.8) can bypass basic DNS blocks without needing a proxy site, though this offers less privacy than a VPN. extratorrents unblock