A renewed push for site blocking in the U.S. is underway with two bills aiming to restrict access to foreign pirate websites. The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA), introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), has the backing of major Hollywood studios. At the same time, Rep. Darrell Issa (R) is preparing the American Copyright Protection […]

Greece continues to crack down on illegal IPTV services and they recently introduced a new amendment to fine individuals who subscribe to these IPTV services. While this represents a bold step, enforcing such fines to subscribers of IPTV services presents a lot of challenges. Record-High Blocking Orders Issued Greece first introduced domain-blocking measures in 2018,

French rightsholders have ramped up efforts to block access to pirate sites, this time setting their sights on major VPN providers. The push comes as part of an expanding strategy to curb copyright infringement, but VPN companies are pushing back, calling it a direct threat to internet freedom. For years, courts around the world have

Under pressure from major film and TV industry groups, Real-Debrid implemented anti-piracy measures in November 2024 that many feared would bring an end to its usefulness. Now three months later, the results are clear: a noticeable decline in traffic, but the platform remains up and running. And regardless of the traffic declines, the real question

Scammers found a way to exploit official EU websites by redirecting users to streaming piracy scams. The fraudulent pages, promising free content such as Super Bowl streams, ranked high in Google search results. After being alerted, EFSA quickly shut down the compromised subdomain, but similar threats persist across other official EU websites and beyond. How