Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, claiming that the Biden administration “repeatedly pressured” his company to censor content related to COVID-19 during 2021. In a letter to the committee chair, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Zuckerberg expressed regret for not being more vocal against the pressure at the time, calling it

Larissa Knapp, the former FBI senior official who is now the Executive VP and Chief Content Protection Officer for the MPA (Motion Picture Association) has issued a statement regarding the state of streaming piracy. In July of 2024, Forbes Argentina published the statement that has since been released by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment

In recent weeks, the landscape of pirate streaming sites has dramatically changed. Several high-profile sites, including Fmovies, Fboxz.to, AniWave.to, and others, have shut down. These sites, which had millions of monthly users, are now offline, and their operators are encouraging visitors to turn to legal streaming apps. The Fboxz.to Shutdown The first major casualty in

Italy’s ambitious plan to roll out an upgraded version of its anti-piracy system, Piracy Shield 2.0, by the end of 2024 is encountering significant hurdles. Despite earlier claims that the new system would be operational by year-end, there are growing doubts about its readiness, with no software supplier yet chosen and critical issues in the

Pavel Durov, the CEO of the extremely popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested by French Authorities last week in connection to crimes related to his online platform. Telegram is one of the most well-known, widely used applications available today with over 800 million users across the world. Many use it as a means to communicate

In a significant crackdown on piracy, Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) successfully raided a pirate IPTV operation that had been illegally streaming broadcasters’ content for over two years. The raid, which took place last month, led to the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of 279 items, including set-top boxes, video encoders, servers, networking

Free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services have become a major player in the entertainment industry. These services have attracted millions of users with the promise of free access to a vast array of movies, TV shows, and live TV (IPTV). Platforms like Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Samsung TV Plus have gained immense popularity