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Breaking Austrian ISP T-Mobile has announced that following a supervisory procedure carried out by local telecoms regulator TKK, it has begun blocking two dozen Sci-Hub and Libgen related domains. The original complaint was filed against rival ISP A1 several months ago by publishing giant Elsevier. A1’s blocking is also well underway. For well over a […]
File-hosting giant Mega.nz has been blocked by some ISPs in Brazil following a ruling from the São Paulo Court of Justice. The New Zealand-based platform believes that the Court has been misled but it’s not the only site affected. Several other domains are listed by the Court, including one apparently operated by Openload, one of […]
Documents released by whistleblower Zachary Vorhies suggests that Google actively blocked hundreds of sites, including TorrentFreak, from its Google Now service. The blocklist doesn’t provide a specific reason for the blockade, but other sites are flagged for having a high user block rate or for peddling hoax stories. Vorhies has shared the documents with the […]
A judge has handed down an order which requires ISPs in India to permanently block The Pirate Bay, RARBG, Torrentz2, 1337x, FMovies, and several similar sites. The order further suggests that if users in India continue accessing pirated content, they could be hit with emails, popups, and fines. Website blocking on copyright grounds has been […]
Popular file-hosting service Zippyshare is unavailable throughout the UK. Contrary to widespread rumors, ISPs are not responsible for the ‘blockade.’ Instead, it appears that Zippyshare itself is actively blocking UK visitors, intentionally or not. Without any official word from the operators, the question remains; why? Founded in 2006, Zippyshare has gathered an impressive userbase over […]
The Motion Picture Association has provided a fresh overview of worldwide pirate site blocking efforts. At the moment, close to 4,000 websites are blocked in 31 countries. The movie industry group notes that site blocking, while not perfect, has proven to be an effective enforcement tool. ISP blocking has become a prime measure for the […]
A court in Spain has ordered the country’s largest Internet service providers to begin blocking seven torrent sites including 1337x and LimeTorrents. The decision follows action by representatives of the local music industry, who are describing the action as a step towards “the end of the era of impunity”. As far as anti-piracy strategies go, […]
LinkoManija.net, the most visited torrent site in Lithuania and the 18th most popular site, period, must be blocked by ISPs, a court has ruled. The case has been ongoing for two years and is likely to open the doors to widespread ‘pirate’ site blocking in the country. It’s certainly not difficult to see why Linkomanija […]
Consumers wishing to access TV content are spoilt for choice these days. Masses of content is available via antennas, satellite dishes, cable, and – of course – the Internet. The explosion of the latter has provided huge growth in access to legitimate platforms but alongside there are many thousands of unauthorized services, each looking to […]