Popular torrent site YTS has recently moved to a new domain name, using a Lithuanian top-level domain. The operators haven’t commented on their motivation, but it seems likely that a recent lawsuit several movie companies filed in the US played a role. With millions of visitors, YTS is the most-visited torrent site on the Internet, […]
After a short hiatus, discussions on the new EU copyright law proposals are moving forward again. France and Germany have reached a deal on which services should be bound to Article 13. Opponents fear that the plan will lead to broad upload filters, but the EU’s copyright rapporteur notes that it’s necessary to defend copyright […]
With the popularity of torrent sites on the wane in Russia, an interesting business model for mass streaming is thriving in the region. According to a report shared with TorrentFreak by cyber-security Group-IB, several pirate-powered CDNs are making it easy to not only set up a streaming site but also undermine site-blocking efforts. While torrent […]
