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As lawmakers in U.S. Congress advance their pirate site blocking plans, the MPA is publicly reiterating the need for such legislation.
“All forms of online piracy are harmful." 🐂 💩
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As lawmakers in U.S. Congress advance their pirate site blocking plans, the MPA is publicly reiterating the need for such legislation.
“All forms of online piracy are harmful." 🐂 💩
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An Internet provider has unblocked blocking a popular adult video website after exasperated Thai netizens created an online storm. The drama unfolded after a woman asked the unnamed Internet provider on Twitter if it had blocked the famous adult website.
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French Court Orders ISPs to Block Torrent Sites and File-Hosters
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A Paris court has ordered five French Internet providers to block access to thirteen websites that link to pirated content. While pirate site blockades are nothing new, this is the first European court order that targets file-hosting services. The order, which also affects torrent sites, was issued following a complaint from the local anti-piracy group SCPP.
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In recent years website blocking has become one of the most widely-used anti-piracy enforcement mechanisms in the world.
ISPs in several dozen countries are now required to prevent subscribers from accessing a variety of ‘pirate’ sites. While new blocks are added every month, research on their effectiveness has been rather scarce.
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Pirate Bay Overblocking Hits EZTV Due to Shared Cloudflare IP Address
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The Pirate Bay is arguably the most widely blocked website on the Internet. ISPs from all over the world have been ordered to prevent users from accessing the torrent site.
This is also the case in the Netherlands. While the issue remains pending at the Supreme Court, ISPs including Ziggo are already required to prevent users from accessing the popular torrent site.
A court ruling of 2017required…
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