DanishBits: Authorities Extradite ‘Pirate Mastermind’ From Morocco
After establishing itself as one of the leading private torrent trackers on the web with millions of visits per month, it was only a matter of time before DanishBits attracted the attentions of the authorities. Indeed, Danish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance quietly reported the site to local police as far back as 2016 but although the wheels of enforcement can move slowly, during the last quarter of 2020 significant progress towards...
Mangadex Has Been Hacked, Users Should Assume Data Has Been Breached
With the rise in popularity of manga comics and magazines in the West, sites like MangaDex are proving irrestable to millions of fans. This so-called ‘scanlation’ platform – a portmanteau of ‘scan’ and translation’ – offers manga titles in languages other than their original titles. These transformed publications are then offered to a new audience but one that doesn’t have to pay for the privilege. A year ago, MangaDex was pulling in...
UK Police Warn Students Not to Use Sci-Hub But Publishers ‘Promote’ It
By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”. The site is used by researchers and students from all over the world, to obtain papers they would otherwise have a hard time accessing. Academic publishers are not happy with the service. They see the site as a threat to their multi-billion dollar businesses and have tried to shut it down through lawsuits and...
Top 10 Most Torrented Movies of The Week – 03/22/2021
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have three new entries/returnees in the list. “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is the most downloaded title. The film can be watched online legally on HBO Max,...
Start programming in Deno, an alternative to Node.js
Deno is a simple, modern, and secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript. It is an open source project created by Ryan Dahl, who developed Node.js. In Try Deno as an alternative to Node.js, I introduced Deno’s features and explained how to install and run it. Here, I will help you quickly get started with Deno by explaining: read more Powered by...
