Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 05/05/2025
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have three newcomers on the list. “Captain America: Brave New World” is the most shared...
Twitch Blocked For Piracy as LaLiga & ISPs Prioritize Football Over Everything
Attempts to significantly downplay the scale of the piracy problems faced by major European football leagues, are simply at odds with the facts on the ground. They’re also just as unhelpful as the staggering annual loss estimates spouted by rightsholders. These figures have a tendency to become ‘fact’ after endless repetition, before being built upon and defended to the very last man, in blood if that becomes necessary. Seemingly...
Link-Busters Reports its Three Billionth ‘Pirate’ URL to Google Search
Online piracy is a constant headache for copyright holders; one that’s particularly difficult to beat. Due to those who run pirate sites often ignoring takedown requests, copyright holders also target search engines and other online platforms that inadvertently help users to find pirated content. Search engine removals are not new and Google has documented this process for more than a decade. Initially, the company only received a few...
DAZN’s New Pirate IPTV Blocking Order and its ‘Confidential’ Secret Sauce
When site-blocking is publicized by those who acquire an injunction, attention tends to be carefully drawn towards key messaging. Being seen to take action against piracy is a public reminder to pirate sites and suppliers that rightsholders are always watching. At the top of the supply chain that’s unlikely to act as a deterrent but lower down, where resellers and the public are much more exposed, even a pause for thought could prove...
US: Vietnam Remains a “Piracy Haven” Despite Fmovies Crackdown
Following its launch in 2016, Fmovies presented a major threat to Hollywood and after years online, it was one that seemed near impossible to defeat. The site’s operators were linked to dozens of popular pirate sites, together generating billions of visits annually. While the MPA’s anti-piracy flagship ACE tied the operation to Vietnam early on, an effective shutdown proved to be unusually complicated. In addition to gathering...
Pirate Site Blocks Ineffective? Telcos Call For Sanctions Against Portuguese Users
In 2015, Portugal’s General Inspectorate of Cultural Activities (IGAC) finalized an agreement hailed as a groundbreaking development in the fight against online piracy. A multi-industry memorandum of understanding saw rightsholders, anti-piracy group MAPINET, ISP group Apritel, and DNS.pt, the organization responsible for .PT domains, team up with advertising companies and consumer groups to fight piracy – together. Based on reports...
