Kodi tears into illegal add-on sites and 'fully loaded box' sellers

Kodi has blasted sites and repositories that promote the use of illegal add-ons, and says it doesn't care if its user base drops as a result of them shutting down. The TVaddons library recently went offline with no warning, following popular Kodi add-on Phoenix, which provided access to TV shows, films and sports channels. Criminals are also selling media players pre-loaded with these add-ons, which have become known as "fully loaded Kodi boxes", despite having nothing to do with Kodi. It has now acknowledged the fact that a multitude of add-ons and repositories have started shutting down, and torn into their operators. "Due to recent legal action against websites and repositories promoting add-ons that use pirated (stolen) media content, many have shut-down their services. This is driving a large increase in users complaining in our forums and on social media about their "Kodi Box" no longer working," it wrote in a blog post.