UK ISPs Blocked 7,000+ Piracy Domains in the First Six Months of 2024
Next month will mark the 13th anniversary of the first site blocking injunction in the UK. Action by the major Hollywood studios against Usenet indexing site Newzbin led to ISP BT being ordered to block the service. That was just the beginning and in most cases today, major UK ISPs including BT, Virgin Media, and Sky, are supportive of site blocking requests and happily carry them out, despite increasing complexity. UK Site Blocking...
Nintendo Sues ‘Modded Hardware’ and r/SwitchPirates Moderator ‘Archbox’
Nintendo is doing everything in its power to stop the public from playing pirated games on the Switch console. The Japanese gaming company won several lawsuits in recent history, shutting down websites that distributed pirated ROMs. Most notable, perhaps, was the criminal referral that resulted in the demise of the infamous hacking group Team-Xecuter. The group released several ‘jailbreak’ hacks for gaming consoles in the past and was...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 07/01/2024
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 two newcomers on the list. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is the most downloaded title. The...
