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.

      • kratoz29@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        I get it, but it is the answer that you need if you don’t want to be worried about sketchy websites.

        Ultimately if you want to keep streaming content rather than downloading give it a look to the following apps:

        Kodi and Stremio (with Torrentio) both widely available, don’t forget to improve them with a Real Debrid account.

        • open_door@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
          1·
          2 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.