Russia Tries To Block VPN Providers, Troubles Hit BitTorrent & Multiple Online Services
For the past several years as part of the country’s website blocking efforts, Russian authorities have warned that VPN providers could be next on the list. The problem according to Russia is that these services can provide access to material it prefers citizens not to see, everything from pirated content right through to terrorist propaganda. In the view of the authorities, VPN providers should cooperate with the government but many...
Netflix Movie Screeners Leak on Pirate Sites Before Official Premiere
Pirated copies of movies leak all year round, usually after they come out on streaming services or through digital release. That by itself is nothing special. Screener releases are a notable exception to this rule. These are advance copies of recent movies that are generally sent out to critics and awards voters. The screeners are supposed to remain private but every year a few end up in the hands of pirates. These leaked copies are...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/13/2021
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have three new entries in the list. “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions” is the most downloaded title. The most torrented movies for the week ending on...
9 underrated responsibilities of an open source community manager
Open source communities don’t just happen. They require work. Sometimes the technical interest in an open source project is enough to attract a group of people to get involved. read more Powered by...
Managing the open source product roadmap
In the first four parts of this series on the open source software supply chain, I explored open source as a supply chain, what a product is, what product managers do, and ways to differentiate open source software products from their upstream projects. read more Powered by...
