On Aug. 5, Thothub went dark and its site was replaced by a photo of the solar system and an email address. Niece's attorney said, while Thothub is down, they're not done trying to hold companies accountable.
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"Thothub clearly saw the writing on the wall and decided it had no choice but to shut down its criminal activity," Rosenthal told Motherboard. “But we are just getting started. We will hold Thothub’s members and the companies that enabled its piracy accountable for the harm they caused ... It’s time to end the era of online copyright lawlessness."
Although Thothub is down, Niece and her attorney are still going after the company as well as Chaturbate, BangBros, and Cloudflare, as such sites should be held accountable for for-pay images being leaked for free.