CrackStreams described itself as “a free streams live sports website” where users could “get Every streams (CQ) in HD for Soccer, NBA, UFC / MMA, Boxing, MLB, WWE and more!” As often ...

On Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, visitors to the Methstreams and Crackstreams websites were greeted with a message from the owner, signaling the end of an era for the popular illegal streaming platforms.

Visitors to sites called Methstreams and Crackstreams were instead encouraged to join an existing Discord community for further updates. In a sign of the sites’ following, more than 80,000 ...