Redigerer 123Movies (avsnitt)

== Utvikling ==
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Siden gikk gjennom flere navneendringer etter å ha blitt stengt fra forskjellige domener; noen ganger dukket navnet opp som «123Movies», og andre ganger som ''123movies''. Det opprinnelige navnet og URL-en var 123movies.to, som ble endret til andre domener, før det igjen ble endret til 123movieshub.to/is. Siden ble værende der til den ble tatt ned.<ref name=":0">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-brands-123movies-as-the-worlds-most-popular-illegal-site-180316/|tittel=MPAA Brands 123Movies as the World's Most Popular Illegal Site|besøksdato=2019-01-19|etternavn=Ernesto|språk=en|sitat=“Right now, the most popular illegal site in the world, 123movies.to (at this point), is operated from Vietnam, and has 98 million visitors a month,” Van Voorn said, quoted by VNExpress.}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFErnesto2018">Ernesto (16 March 2018). [https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-brands-123movies-as-the-worlds-most-popular-illegal-site-180316/ «MPAA Brands 123Movies as the World's Most Popular Illegal Site"]. ''[[TorrentFreak]]''<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-01-19</span></span>. <q>"Right now, the most popular illegal site in the world, 123movies.to (at this point), is operated from Vietnam, and has 98 million visitors a month," Van Voorn said, quoted by VNExpress.</q></cite></ref><ref name=":1">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-streaming-giant-123movies-announces-shutdown-180319/|tittel=Pirate Streaming Giant 123Movies Announces Shutdown|besøksdato=21. februar 2019|etternavn=Ernesto|sitat=According to a message posted on the site, it will close its doors at the end of the week. At the same time, the operators are now urging their users to respect filmmakers by paying for movies and TV-shows.}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFErnesto2019">Ernesto (19 March 2019). [https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-streaming-giant-123movies-announces-shutdown-180319/ «Pirate Streaming Giant 123Movies Announces Shutdown"]. ''[[TorrentFreak]]''<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 February</span> 2019</span>. <q>According to a message posted on the site, it will close its doors at the end of the week. At the same time, the operators are now urging their users to respect filmmakers by paying for movies and TV-shows.</q></cite></ref>

I oktober 2016 listet MPAA 123Movies i sin ''Online Notorious Markets''-oversikt til Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), og uttalte at «nettstedet har en global Alexa-rangering på 559 og en lokal rangering på 386 i USA. 123movies.to hadde 9,26 millioner unike besøkende på verdensbasis i august 2016 ifølge SimilarWeb-data».<ref name="mpaa2016">{{Kilde www|url=https://www.mpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/MPAA-Notorious-Markets-2016-Final.pdf|tittel=Letter to Christine Peterson, Director for Intellectual Property and Innovation|besøksdato=21. februar 2019|etternavn=Joanna McIntosh (Executive Vice President)|sitat=The site has a global Alexa rank of 559 and a local rank of 386 in the U.S. 123movies.to had 9.26 million worldwide unique visitors in August 2016 according to SimilarWeb data. The site is currently using a chain of reverse proxy services in the United States, Iran and Romania to curb rights holders’ ability to identify its precise host.}}</ref> I oktober 2016 rapporterte ''Business Insider'' at 123movies.to var det «mest brukte piratnettstedet" i [[Storbritannia]].<ref>{{Kilde www|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/13-illegal-movie-tv-streaming-sites-blocked-in-uk-2016-10?r=US&IR=T|tittel=13 more illegal movie and TV streaming sites have been blocked in the UK|besøksdato=21. februar 2019|etternavn=James Cook|sitat=TorrentFreak points out that 123movies.to, one of the newly blocked sites, is actually the most-used pirate website in the UK.}}</ref> 

123 Filmer inkluderte HD, HD-RIP, [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] og kameraopptak av filmer. Videoverten og spillerne den brukte inkluderer Openload, Streamango og MyCloud. I løpet av sin eksistens og nedleggelsesperiode ble nettstedet dekket av ''TorrentFreak'' angående funksjoner, oppetid/nedetid, nedstengning og årsaker til nedleggelse.<ref name=":0">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-brands-123movies-as-the-worlds-most-popular-illegal-site-180316/|tittel=MPAA Brands 123Movies as the World's Most Popular Illegal Site|besøksdato=2019-01-19|etternavn=Ernesto|språk=en|sitat=“Right now, the most popular illegal site in the world, 123movies.to (at this point), is operated from Vietnam, and has 98 million visitors a month,” Van Voorn said, quoted by VNExpress.}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFErnesto2018">Ernesto (16 March 2018). [https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-brands-123movies-as-the-worlds-most-popular-illegal-site-180316/ «MPAA Brands 123Movies as the World's Most Popular Illegal Site"]. ''[[TorrentFreak]]''<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-01-19</span></span>. <q>"Right now, the most popular illegal site in the world, 123movies.to (at this point), is operated from Vietnam, and has 98 million visitors a month," Van Voorn said, quoted by VNExpress.</q></cite></ref><ref name=":1">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-streaming-giant-123movies-announces-shutdown-180319/|tittel=Pirate Streaming Giant 123Movies Announces Shutdown|besøksdato=21. februar 2019|etternavn=Ernesto|sitat=According to a message posted on the site, it will close its doors at the end of the week. At the same time, the operators are now urging their users to respect filmmakers by paying for movies and TV-shows.}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true" id="CITEREFErnesto2019">Ernesto (19 March 2019). [https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-streaming-giant-123movies-announces-shutdown-180319/ «Pirate Streaming Giant 123Movies Announces Shutdown"]. ''[[TorrentFreak]]''<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 February</span> 2019</span>. <q>According to a message posted on the site, it will close its doors at the end of the week. At the same time, the operators are now urging their users to respect filmmakers by paying for movies and TV-shows.</q></cite></ref><ref name=":2">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/why-did-the-worlds-largest-streaming-site-suddenly-shut-down-180401/|tittel=Why Did The World's Largest Streaming Site Suddenly Shut Down?|besøksdato=19. februar 2019|etternavn=Ernesto|språk=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/gomovies123movies-launches-anime-streaming-site-171204/|tittel=GoMovies/123Movies Launches Anime Streaming Site|besøksdato=2019-01-19|språk=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-streaming-site-123movies-rebrands-as-gomovies-170329/|tittel=Pirate Streaming Site 123Movies Rebrands as GoMovies (Updated)|besøksdato=2019-01-19|språk=en}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/gomovies-moves-to-gostream-is-and-evades-google-ban-170714/|tittel=GoMovies Moves to GoStream.is and Evades Google 'Ban'|besøksdato=2019-01-19|språk=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/is-there-a-mysterious-criminal-case-against-watchasap-181118/|tittel=Is There a Mysterious Criminal Case Against WatchAsap?|besøksdato=2019-01-19|språk=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/123movies-was-shut-down-following-a-criminal-investigation-181005/|tittel=123movies Was Shut Down Following a Criminal Investigation|besøksdato=2019-01-19|språk=en}}</ref>

I desember 2017 lanserte skaperne av 123movies en annen strømmeside dedikert til [[anime]], kalt AnimeHub.to, som forble online i flere måneder etter at 123Movies ble stengt.<ref name=":4">{{Kilde www|url=https://torrentfreak.com/gomovies123movies-launches-anime-streaming-site-171204/|tittel=GoMovies/123Movies Launches Anime Streaming Site|besøksdato=2019-01-19|språk=en}}<cite class="citation web cs1" data-ve-ignore="true">[https://torrentfreak.com/gomovies123movies-launches-anime-streaming-site-171204/ «GoMovies/123Movies Launches Anime Streaming Site"]. ''TorrentFreak''. 2017-12-04<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-01-19</span></span>.</cite></ref>