๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Oh lร  lร ! A French court thinks #VPNs should play whack-a-mole with pirate sites, like a digital version of "The Three Musketeers" but without the swashbuckling fun. ๐ŸŒโš”๏ธ Meanwhile, VPNs are left wondering if they signed up for babysitting or just helping people watch cat videos securely. ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ”’
https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/ #PirateSites #FrenchCourt #DigitalRights #CatVideos #HackerNews #ngated
French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition * TorrentFreak

A new order from the Paris Judicial Court requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites.

French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition * TorrentFreak

A new order from the Paris Judicial Court requires several popular VPNs to block access to live sports streaming sites.

๐Ÿšจ BREAKING NEWS: #Cloudflare has joined the "Internet Hall Monitor" squad, now blocking pirate sites in the #UK. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“š Because nothing says "freedom" like Error 451 and a message about being "Unavailable for Legal Reasons." ๐Ÿ˜‚ Congratulations, UK netizens, your digital babysitter just got an upgrade! ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’”
https://torrentfreak.com/cloudflare-starts-blocking-pirate-sites-for-uk-users-thats-a-pretty-big-deal-250715/ #InternetHallMonitor #pirateSites #censorship #Error451 #HackerNews #ngated
Cloudflare Starts Blocking Pirate Sites For UK Users - That's a Pretty Big Deal * TorrentFreak

Cloudflare has become the first intermediary to join the UK's pirate site blocking program. It's a shift that may surprise VPN users too.

Advertising Banned on All Sites Blocked in Russia Starting September * TorrentFreak

Placement and display of advertising on any site blocked in Russia will be outlawed when legal amendments come into force in September.

Movie industry demands US law requiring ISPs to block piracy websites

Opponents say SOPA-like proposal would block plenty of legitimate websites.

Ars Technica
Pirate Sites With Malicious Ads Face Restrictions Under New Initiative

A new initiative will produce a pirate site ad blacklist utilizing data from anti-malware vendors. Pirate sites with risky ads are target #1.

TF Publishing
Spainโ€™s Pirate Site Blocking Machine: Domains Blocked 2012 โ€“ 2023

Responsible for Spain's site blocking program, S2CPI has issued orders to block hundreds of domains. One site keeps it disproportionately busy.

TF Publishing
Russia Claims Ukraine & Allies Use Pirate Sites to Spread Propaganda

Following a surge in movie and TV show-themed domain registrations, Russia claims that Ukraine is using pirate sites to spread propaganda.

TF Publishing
Pirate Site Search Traffic Tanked Following Google Updates * TorrentFreak

A detailed analysis of the yearly pirate site traffic trends shows that visitors from search engines dropped by roughly a third.

TorrentFreak
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'Local' Pirate Sites Are Thriving Around the World - TorrentFreak

The Pirate Bay, YTS and Animeflv are well-known pirate brands that are hugely popular in many countries. The same can't be said for Mrpiracy, Filma24, and Cimaclub. However, the latter and many other 'local' sites dwarf these major brands on their 'own' turf.