Italy’s war on pirate IPTV has entered a new phase. Football league Serie A is now collecting €1,000 in civil damages from individual subscribers who were caught using illegal streaming services. These payments come on top of government fines that many of these same users already paid. The crackdown stems from a criminal investigation in
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Amazon just revealed the first device running Fire OS 14, and it’s not a Fire TV Stick or Cube. Instead, the company quietly listed a budget Onida brand smart TV on its developer specs page, sold only in India. For cord-cutters hoping Android 14 would breathe new life into Fire TV streaming hardware, this is
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VPN downloads in Australia have surged after major adult websites began blocking users in response to the country’s new age verification laws. Australia just proved what privacy advocates have said for years. Government-mandated age verification doesn’t stop people from accessing content online. It pushes them toward VPN services instead. Australia’s New Age Verification Laws On
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The popular free streaming portal P-Stream has shut down. Its operator pulled the plug after the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) filed a DMCA subpoena. The site had grown into one of the most visited pirate platforms on the web, drawing close to ten million visits per month.
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published its 2025 Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. This annual list identifies streaming websites and services tied to piracy and counterfeiting activities around the world. With the FIFA World Cup arriving in North America this summer, the 2025 report puts a special focus on
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The Downloader app just received its biggest update in years, and version 2 brings some welcome changes for Fire TV and Android TV/Google TV users. I’ve been using the Downloader App since its early days, and the developer at AFTVNews (Elias Saba) deserves a lot of credit for keeping it free and functional all this
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Roku just confirmed that a major home screen redesign is on the way for 2026, and the company is not hiding its true goal. Its focus will center on monetization and more ways to push ads at the expense of the user. What Roku Is Changing With Their Home Screen The company has been testing
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The University of Hawaii Cancer Center confirmed a ransomware attack that exposed personal records belonging to roughly 1.24 million people. Social Security numbers, driver’s license data, and health information were among the stolen files. How the UH Cancer Center Data Breach Happened On August 31, 2025, attackers targeted servers within the Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division.
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France’s biggest torrent community is gone for good. YGGTorrent confirmed a permanent shutdown this week after hackers breached its servers, stole cryptocurrency funds, and published more than 11 GB of site data online. The attack exposed millions of user accounts, raising serious privacy concerns for anyone who ever registered on the platform. A statement from
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Walmart is getting ready to launch Onn smart TVs running Google TV, according to a Bluetooth certification filing. This marks the first time Onn TVs will ship with Google TV built in, and cord-cutters looking for affordable hardware should pay attention. What We Know About Walmart’s Onn Google TV Smart TVs The certification filing reveals
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