<s>
123Movies	B-Application
,	O
GoMovies	B-Application
,	O
GoStream	B-Application
,	O
MeMovies	B-Application
or	O
123movieshub	B-Application
was	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
file	O
streaming	O
websites	O
operating	O
from	O
Vietnam	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
watch	O
films	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
name	O
changes	O
after	O
being	O
shut	O
down	O
from	O
different	O
domains	O
;	O
sometimes	O
the	O
name	O
appeared	O
as	O
"	O
123Movies	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
times	O
as	O
"	O
123movies	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
URL	O
,	O
was	O
123movies.to,	O
which	O
changed	O
to	O
other	O
domains	O
including	O
123movies.is	O
before	O
redirecting	O
to	O
gomovies.to	O
and	O
later	O
gomovies.is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
gostream.is,	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
memovies.to,	O
before	O
changing	O
to	O
123movieshub.to/is	O
and	O
remaining	O
there	O
until	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
MPAA	O
listed	O
123Movies	B-Application
in	O
its	O
Online	O
Notorious	O
Markets	O
overview	O
to	O
the	O
Office	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Trade	O
Representative	O
(	O
USTR	O
)	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
site	O
has	O
a	O
global	O
Alexa	O
rank	O
of	O
559	O
and	O
a	O
local	O
rank	O
of	O
386	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
123movies.to	O
had	O
9.26	O
million	O
worldwide	O
unique	O
visitors	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
according	O
to	O
SimilarWeb	O
data	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Business	O
Insider	O
reported	O
that	O
123movies.to	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
most-used	O
pirate	O
website	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
123Movies	B-Application
included	O
HD	O
,	O
HD-RIP	O
,	O
Blu-ray	O
and	O
camera	O
qualities	O
of	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
123movies	B-Application
launched	O
another	O
streaming	O
site	O
dedicated	O
to	O
anime	O
,	O
named	O
AnimeHub.to,	O
which	O
remained	O
online	O
for	O
months	O
after	O
123Movies	B-Application
's	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
TorrentFreak	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
US	O
ambassador	O
to	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
Ted	O
Osius	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
the	O
local	O
Minister	O
of	O
Information	O
and	O
Communications	O
,	O
Truong	O
Minh	O
Tuan	O
,	O
about	O
shutting	O
down	O
illegal	O
video	O
streaming	O
sites	O
operating	O
from	O
Vietnam	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
123movies	B-Application
as	O
one	O
specific	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
operator	O
,	O
including	O
using	O
Cloudflare	B-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
strong	O
reason	O
to	O
believe	O
the	O
operator	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
Vietnam	O
;	O
content	O
is	O
uploaded	O
using	O
cyberlockers	B-Application
from	O
numerous	O
email	O
accounts	O
originating	O
from	O
Can	O
Tho	O
University	O
of	O
Medicine	O
and	O
Pharmacy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
MPAA	O
's	O
update	O
on	O
Online	O
Notorious	O
Markets	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Trade	O
Representative	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
123movies	B-Application
,	O
123movieshub	B-Application
,	O
gostream	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gomovies	B-Application
,	O
on	O
foot	O
of	O
a	O
criminal	O
investigation	O
in	O
Vietnam	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
important	O
development	O
"	O
in	O
combatting	O
illegal	O
film	O
piracy	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
TorrentFreak	O
reported	O
sites	O
connected	O
or	O
similar	O
to	O
123Movies	B-Application
such	O
as	O
WatchAsap	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
FBI	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
re-directing	O
to	O
other	O
file	O
sharing	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
