The Pirate Bay has now evolved into one of the largest video streaming websites worldwide, even bigger than Netflix and Hulu, due to the site's recent support of the Torrents-Time browser plug-in, reports TorrentFreak. 

Users browsing video torrents on The Pirate Bay will now see a new button that reads "Stream It! (Beta)" right beside the traditional "Get This Torrent" link. Upon clicking this new button, users will be prompted to download the Torrents-Time plug-in if they haven't already and can then stream the video instead of having to download it first.

According to TorrentFreak, this plug-in searches for peers and downloads enough content to buffer the video. Once enough content has been received the video will play in a new custom Pirate Bay video player. The video player does not have all the options a dedicated player like VLC will have but it does allow for subtitles, Chromecast casting and a few select others.

The report also points out that by utilizing Torrents-Time support, The Pirate Bay is no longer just the second largest torrenting site in the world -- second only to KAT -- but it has now transformed into the world's largest streaming portal with the largest selection of videos to instantly play.

However, using the Torrents-Time plug-in also appears to have its own set of dangers. As the report indicates, clicking on the Stream It! button will cause a prompt to appear. This prompt warns the user that their IP address is now exposed and that they can purchase a VPN to hide their IP to keep it safe.

According to the IBTimes, this indicates that using Torrents-Time may allow hackers and other forms of cyber attacks to occur. However, Torrents-Time has made an official response stating that their new plug-in is "safe, user friendly and fun."

After The Pirate Bay's move to support Torrents-Time, KickAssTorrents, TorrentProjects and Popcorn Time have followed suit.