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Pirate Streaming Giants Fboxz, AniWave, Zoroxtv & Others Dead in Major CollapseErnesto Van der Sar, 27 Aug 11:24 AM Pirate streaming sites are a maj

Pirate Streaming Giants Fboxz, AniWave, Zoroxtv & Others Dead in Major Collapse Ernesto Van der Sar, 27 Aug 11:24 AM Pirate streaming sites are a major problem for Hollywood and according to rightsholders, several of the largest sites are operated from Vietnam. Vietnam has been a focal point for more than half a decade. It was also the home country for the 123Movies streaming empire before it was shut down in 2018. Initially, little was known about the reasons behind 123Movies' demise but after a few months, the MPA and ACE confirmed that the Vietnamese streaming site had been targeted in an international criminal operation. Fmovies –> Fboxz.to Shutdown In recent weeks, action targeting streaming sites appeared to flare up again. As discussed in previous articles, Fmovies suddenly threw in the towel while several 'sister' sites remained operational or redirected to 'new'successors. That didn't last. A few hours ago Fboxz.to called it quits. This site, which was linked to the Fmovies cabal, received over 55 million monthly visits in recent months, mostly as a result of Fmovies shutting down. Unl...Read More Piracy Shield 2.0 in Doubt For 2024 , TV Manufacturers Urged to Ban VPN Andy Maxwell, 26 Aug 11:38 PM Early June 2024, Italian media reported on comments made by the head of telecoms regulator AGCOM at the Serie A Festival a few days earlier. During the panel "The metaverse of piracy" Massimiliano Capitanio reportedly brought those in attendance up to date on Piracy Shield, Italy's controversial and by then already failing anti-piracy blocking system. Piracy Shield has had its fair share of problems but on a fundamental level, it appears to have been designed for a much smaller job. The volume of blocking wasn't anticipated, which is an altogether more valid reason than catering for just 60 to 70 ISPs when the country has 300+. The reason for not meeting obvious demand isn't clear; plans for AC Milan's new stadium indicate a spectator capacity of 70,000, not an initial ~15,000 followed by a rebuild when fans immediately run short of elbow room. All New Piracy Shield 2.0 Faced with a relentless flood of domain names and IP addresses reported for blocking (Feb to July, pdf), Capitan...Read More Are you looking for a VPN service? TorrentFreak sponsor NordVPN has some excellent offers. ©2024 TorrentFreak | Office 21338 PO Box 4336 Manchester, North West M61 0BW United Kingdom Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company

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Pssst… Want to Snitch on Sellers of Pirate Streaming Services?Ernesto Van der Sar, 26 Aug 12:07 PM Those who follow mainstream tabloid media in the

Pssst… Want to Snitch on Sellers of Pirate Streaming Services? Ernesto Van der Sar, 26 Aug 12:07 PM Those who follow mainstream tabloid media in the UK and Ireland should be familiar with online streaming piracy by now; whether they like it or not. The harms and threats of illicit streaming devices or using the preferred term in Ireland, dodgy boxes, have been discussed at length in hundreds of news articles. Additional reports on prison sentences for resellers of these services, make clear that these are serious offenses. Intriguingly, despite all the attention, millions of people continue to use these 'cheap' pirate options. This logically means that there are plenty of active sellers who are still willing to take the risk. Report Streaming Piracy Campaign To address the ongoing problem, anti-piracy group FACT has teamed up with the Crimestoppers charity to launch a new social media campaign. Instead of simply warning the public, it's now calling on people to "speak up" and report piracy peddlers 100% anonymously. "Running over six weeks on Facebook and Instagram, the campaign...Read More 'Bonus' Episode of 'House of the Dragon' Comes With a Nasty Surprise for Pirates Ernesto Van der Sar, 25 Aug 01:04 PM "Game of Thrones" and its prequel "House of the Dragon" have proven very popular in pirate circles. The fact that episodes repeatedly leaked before their official premieres made them even more appealing. This summer, HBO released the second season of House of the Dragon, and the series is already confirmed for a third. To the disappointment of some, however, there were no leaks this year. Or were there? After the eighth and final episode was released in early August, there was some online banter about a ninth episode. Many people shared their visions of a hypothetical follow-up episode, enough to confuse those who were not up to speed on the inside jokes. House of the Dragon S02E09 On pirate sites, meanwhile, confusion had also set in. As it turns out, House of the Dragon S02E09 had been uploaded to several reputable torrent sites; masquerading as the real deal, it came with an evil twist. Fake torrent on BTDigg TorrentFreak spoke to one person who spotted the 'episode' in their...Read More Are you looking for a VPN service? TorrentFreak sponsor NordVPN has some excellent offers. ©2024 TorrentFreak | Office 21338 PO Box 4336 Manchester, North West M61 0BW United Kingdom Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company

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ACE Goes After Fmovies Sister Site 'Successors'Ernesto Van der Sar, 24 Aug 04:53 PM The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is arguably

ACE Goes After Fmovies Sister Site 'Successors' Ernesto Van der Sar, 24 Aug 04:53 PM The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) is arguably the world's most active anti-piracy coalition. The group systematically hunts down key piracy players on behalf of the major Hollywood studios and other prominent entertainment companies such as Apple, BBC, and Netflix. It's safe to say that ACE had a hand in the demise of most large piracy operations of recent years. The group took down several key players including the original 123movies, Openload, Rapidvideo, Vader Streams, Animeflix, and pirate release group EVO, to name a few. The Fmovies Cabal ACE has enjoyed numerous successes and continues to expand its operations. However, in the case of the sudden demise of Fmovies, arguably the largest pirate site shutdown in recent history, the group has remained remarkably quiet. Fmovies began to unravel toward the end of June. Without an official explanation, the site stopped adding new movies and TV shows and it eventually went offline a few weeks later. Details of the...Read More Are you looking for a VPN service? TorrentFreak sponsor NordVPN has some excellent offers. ©2024 TorrentFreak | Office 21338 PO Box 4336 Manchester, North West M61 0BW United Kingdom Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company