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Researchers Hunt Telegram Pirates with AI Tool, Flag Hundreds of Channels

A new academic study offers a detailed look inside Telegram's video piracy ecosystem, spotting more than 19,000 pirated titles linked in posts that were viewed…

August 16, 2026, 09:18 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Court Rejects Fair Use Claim, Orders YouTube to Unmask Anime Recap Channels

A California federal court has ordered YouTube to unmask three popular South Korean creators of anime recap channels. The creators filed a motion to quash…

August 14, 2026, 08:40 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Hollywood’s UK “Omnibus” Pirate Site Blocking Order Surfaces Through Cloudflare

In May, the UK High Court granted several Hollywood studios a broad "omnibus" site blocking order, allowing them to block rotating networks of pirate sites,…

August 12, 2026, 15:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Paris Court Kicks Off New Football Season with Multi-Intermediary Piracy Blocking Orders

Europe's football seasons kick off again this month, with the Champions League to follow in September. In preparation, Canal+ has secured fourteen site-blocking orders spanning…

August 11, 2026, 08:21 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Law and Politics

EU Study: Block Live Sports Piracy in 30 Minutes, Across DNS Resolvers, VPNs and CDNs

Three years ago the European Commission rejected calls for binding anti-piracy legislation, issuing a 'recommendation' instead. A new study commissioned by the European Parliament concludes…

August 10, 2026, 09:33 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

Japanese Police Arrest NYAA ‘First Uploader,’ But Not by Watching the Swarm

Japanese police have arrested an alleged seeder who's connected to the widely popular anime torrent site NYAA. Anti-piracy group CODA tells TorrentFreak that the tool…

August 8, 2026, 08:41 by Ernesto Van der Sar

YggTorrent Teases a Comeback in September, Weeks After Arrests

YggTorrent was France's largest torrent site until a hacker gutted it in March. In July, the police arrested twelve suspected operators. That was not the…

August 6, 2026, 08:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet

Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision has obtained one of the broadest anti-piracy injunctions ever issued by a U.S. federal court. After initially targeting five pirate IPTV streaming…

August 5, 2026, 15:02 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Researchers Hunt Telegram Pirates with AI Tool, Flag Hundreds of Channels

Court Rejects Fair Use Claim, Orders YouTube to Unmask Anime Recap Channels

Hollywood’s UK “Omnibus” Pirate Site Blocking Order Surfaces Through Cloudflare

Paris Court Kicks Off New Football Season with Multi-Intermediary Piracy Blocking Orders

EU Study: Block Live Sports Piracy in 30 Minutes, Across DNS Resolvers, VPNs and CDNs

Japanese Police Arrest NYAA ‘First Uploader,’ But Not by Watching the Swarm

YggTorrent Teases a Comeback in September, Weeks After Arrests

Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet

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