123Movies, GoMovies, GoStream, MeMovies or 123movieshub was a network of file streaming websites operating from Vietnam which allowed users to watch films for free.
123Movies, GoMovies, GoStream, MeMovies atau 123movieshub adalah jaringan situs web streaming file yang beroperasi dari Vietnam yang memungkinkan pengguna menonton film secara gratis.
It was called the world's "most popular illegal site" by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in March 2018, before being shut down a few weeks later on foot of a criminal investigation by the Vietnamese authorities.
Situs ini disebut sebagai "situs ilegal paling populer" di dunia oleh Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) pada bulan Maret 2018, sebelum ditutup beberapa minggu kemudian dengan berjalannya investigasi kriminal oleh Otoritas Vietnam.
The original name, and URL, was 123movies.to, which changed to other domains including 123movies.is before redirecting to gomovies.to and later gomovies.is.
Nama asli, dan URL, adalah 123movies.to, yang diubah ke domain lain termasuk 123movies.is sebelum dialihkan ke gomovies.to dan kemudian gomovies.is.
It was changed to gostream.is, and then to memovies.to, before changing to 123movieshub.to/is and remaining there until shutdown.
Itu diubah menjadi gostream.is, dan kemudian ke memovies.to, sebelum berubah menjadi 123movieshub.to/is dan tetap di sana sampai ditutup.
In October 2016, Business Insider reported that 123movies.to was the "most-used pirate website" in the United Kingdom.
Pada Oktober 2016, Business Insider melaporkan bahwa 123movies.to adalah "situs web pembajakan yang paling banyak digunakan" di Inggris.
The video hosters and players it used included Openload, Streamango, and MyCloud.
Host video dan pemutar yang digunakan termasuk Openload, Streamango, dan MyCloud.
During its existence and shutdown period, the site was covered by TorrentFreak regarding its features, uptime/downtime, shutdown, and reasons for shutdown.
Selama keberadaannya dan periode penutupan, situs ini dilindungi oleh TorrentFreak mengenai fitur-fiturnya, uptime / downtime, shutdown, dan alasan penutupan.
In December 2017, the creators of 123movies launched another streaming site dedicated to anime, named AnimeHub.to, which remained online for months after 123Movies's shutdown.
Pada bulan Desember 2017, pembuat 123movies meluncurkan situs streaming lain yang didedikasikan untuk anime, bernama AnimeHub.to, yang tetap online selama berbulan-bulan setelah penutupan 123Movies.
In March 2018, the MPAA said that the site was the "most popular illegal site in the world", stated it was operated from Vietnam and estimated that it received 98 million visitors per month.
Pada bulan Maret 2018, MPAA mengatakan bahwa situs itu adalah "situs ilegal paling populer di dunia", menyatakan situs itu dioperasikan dari Vietnam dan memperkirakan menerima 98 juta pengunjung per bulan.
On 19 March 2018, a note on the site's home page announced its shutdown, and urged users to "respect filmmakers by paying for movies and TV-shows".
Pada 19 Maret 2018, sebuah catatan di halaman muka situs mengumumkan penutupannya, dan mendesak para pengguna untuk "menghormati pembuat film dengan membayar film dan acara TV".
In October 2018, the MPAA's update on Online Notorious Markets to the United States Trade Representative, said that the closure of 123movies, 123movieshub, gostream, and gomovies, on foot of a criminal investigation in Vietnam in 2018, was "an important development" in combatting illegal film piracy services.
Pada Oktober 2018, pembaruan MPAA tentang Pasar Notorious Online kepada Perwakilan Dagang Amerika Serikat, mengatakan bahwa penutupan 123 film, 123 film, gostream, dan film gomovie, dengan berjalannya investigasi kriminal di Vietnam pada 2018, merupakan "perkembangan penting" di memerangi layanan pembajakan film ilegal.
However, the MPAA report also noted that numerous copycat sites had emerged in at least eight other countries.
Namun, laporan MPAA juga mencatat bahwa banyak situs peniru telah muncul di setidaknya delapan negara lain.
In November 2018 TorrentFreak reported sites connected or similar to 123Movies such as WatchAsap had also been shut down by the FBI, but were re-directing to other file sharing sites.
Pada November 2018 TorrentFreak melaporkan situs-situs yang terhubung atau mirip dengan 123 Film seperti WatchAsap juga telah ditutup oleh FBI, tetapi mengarahkan kembali ke situs berbagi file lainnya.
FMovies List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom Putlocker, similar online movie streaming network YIFY Torrents (or YTS), online movie file downloading network Popcorn Time, a freeware program allowing users to watch movies through torrenting on several platforms.
Daftar situs web yang diblokir di Inggris Putlocker, jaringan streaming film online serupa YIFY Torrents (atau YTS Torrents), jaringan pengunduhan file film online Popcorn Time, program freeware yang memungkinkan pengguna untuk menonton film melalui torrent di beberapa platform.
MPAA Research on Notorious Markets
Riset MPAA tentang Pasar Notorious