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Putlocker

<p><b>Putlocker</b> is one of various online <a href="/en/File_hosting_service" title="File hosting service" class="wl">file hosting</a> index websites used for <a href="/en/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media" class="wl">streaming</a> entertainment media, particularly films and television series, for free. The initial website originated in the United Kingdom as early as 2011, and grew to receive millions of daily visitors after the shutdown of <a href="/en/Megaupload" title="Megaupload" class="wl">Megaupload</a>. In May 2016, the website was blocked in the UK by a <a href="/en/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice" class="wl">High Court</a> <a href="/en/Court_order" title="Court order" class="wl">order</a>,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span> and at its peak prior to a temporary closure in late 2016, <a href="/en/Alexa_Internet" title="Alexa Internet" class="wl">Alexa Internet</a> listed Putlocker as ranking among the top 250 most-visited websites worldwide.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ibe_3-0"><a href="#cite_note-ibe-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span> Putlocker has been reported by the <a href="/en/Motion_Picture_Association" title="Motion Picture Association" class="wl">Motion Picture Association</a> (MPA) as a major <a href="/en/Copyright_infringement" title="Copyright infringement" class="wl">piracy</a> threat.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-techworm_4-0"><a href="#cite_note-techworm-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span></p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Type of site, Available&nbsp;in, Country of o...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Putlocker</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Putlockers.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Putlockers.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Putlockers.png/220px-Putlockers.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="76" data-file-type="bitmap" height="49" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Putlockers.png/330px-Putlockers.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Putlockers.png 2x" alt="Putlockers.png"></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border"><a href="/en/File:Putlockers.ch_homepage,_3_November_2016.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Putlockers.ch_homepage,_3_November_2016.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/35/Putlockers.ch_homepage%2C_3_November_2016.png/280px-Putlockers.ch_homepage%2C_3_November_2016.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="230" data-file-type="bitmap" height="149" width="280" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/35/Putlockers.ch_homepage%2C_3_November_2016.png/420px-Putlockers.ch_homepage%2C_3_November_2016.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Putlockers.ch_homepage%2C_3_November_2016.png 2x" alt="Putlockers.ch_homepage%2C_3_November_2016.png"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Screenshot of Putlocker's homepage, 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data">File hosting index (or <a href="/en/Cyberlocker" title="Cyberlocker" class="mw-redirect wl">cyberlocker</a>)<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScaria201433_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScaria201433-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available<span>&nbsp;</span>in</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom" class="wl">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Revenue" title="Revenue" class="wl">Revenue</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Advertisements</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current<span>&nbsp;</span>status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Offline (clones and copy sites available)</td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>
<p>Putlocker's <a href="/en/Top-level_domain" title="Top-level domain" class="wl">domain address</a> has changed multiple times throughout its history, with a number of <a href="/en/URL" title="URL" class="wl">URLs</a> bearing the Putlocker name being suspended or seized. It is not publicly known whether an official Putlocker website maintained by the original team remains available online, but at least fifty <a href="/en/Mirror_website" title="Mirror website" class="mw-redirect wl">mirror</a> or <a href="/en/Proxy_server" title="Proxy server" class="wl">proxy websites</a>, many of which use the Putlocker name, have been identified.</p>



Putlocker is one of various online file hosting index websites used for streaming entertainment media, particularly films and television series, for free. The initial website originated in the United Kingdom as early as 2011, and grew to receive millions of daily visitors after the shutdown of Megaupload. In May 2016, the website was blocked in the UK by a High Court order, Putlocker's domain address has changed multiple times throughout its history, with a number of URLs bearing the Putlocker name being suspended or seized. It is not publicly known whether an official Putlocker website maintained by the original team remains available online, but at least fifty mirror or proxy websites, many of which use the Putlocker name, have been identified. 