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In a significant step to combat illegal streaming, Canadian sports rightsholders and broadcasters have ramped up efforts to block IPTV streams. Leading this initiative is the UK-based company Friend MTS, known for its expertise in video content security. A federal court injunction obtained earlier this year is now being used to block streams of the […]

This past weekend, U.S. law enforcement agencies took a decisive step against the popular sports streaming site, Streameast, by seizing several of its domain names. Streameast has become well-known, particularly in the United States, where it draws over 15 million monthly visitors who flock to the site for its live sports streams. The domain seizure

Cord cutters and streamers have a plethora of options to choose from when it comes to looking for a streaming device to purchase and use to watch your favorite content. Many of the most popular choices today are in the form of a streaming “stick” that users can plug directly into their HDMI port and

ACE has officially announced their part in taking down what they claim to be the “World’s Largest Piracy Ring” in FMovies and other pirate streaming websites. In a press release, the anti piracy coalition noted that they worked with Hanoi Police in Vietnam to take down the illicit service. In their statement, Charles Rivkin, Chairman

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