Similar to sites like MegaUpload and VidxDen, VidBux faced intense legal pressure and was eventually listed in reports by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and other regulatory bodies as a "notorious market".
Currently, the original VidBux service is . The domain has transitioned through various hands, and while some similar names might appear in search results, they are typically unrelated clones or redirects. Users are cautioned that contemporary sites using the name often lack the original's scale and may pose security risks like malware or phishing. vidbux
A 2013 research paper estimated VidBux's annual revenue at over $1,000,000 , highlighting the massive scale of the "piracy ecosystem" at that time. The Cyberlocker Crackdown Similar to sites like MegaUpload and VidxDen, VidBux