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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

U.S. law enforcement has ramped up efforts against pirate sports streaming websites, seizing dozens of domains during the Super Bowl. The timing of the takedown suggests a deliberate move to disrupt unauthorized viewing of one of the most-watched broadcasts in the country. Super Bowl Sparks Anti-Piracy Efforts The Super Bowl attracts massive audiences, both through

The decline of cable TV continued in 2024 as two of the most popular providers lost nearly 3 million subscribers from their TV customer base. Comcast, one of the nation’s leading telecommunications services had a difficult 2024 with over 1.5 million TV customers cancelling their subscription along with 400,000+ internet subscribers. This amounts to over

A new report has revealed a massive rise in pirate IPTV streaming in Sweden. Between spring and fall of 2024, pirate IPTV subscriptions increased by 25%, with an estimated 700,000 households now paying for access to unauthorized live TV and on-demand content. This surge presents a growing challenge for the Swedish government, which is under

The United States is taking another step toward blocking access to pirate websites. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA), a bill that would allow rightsholders to obtain court-ordered site blocks against proven piracy websites. These blocking orders would apply to internet service providers (ISPs) and DNS resolvers, a move that