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https://torrentfreak.com/russia-launches-anti-vpn-scare-campaign-to-support-blocking-230411/
Russia Launches Anti-VPN Scare Campaign to Support Its VPN Blocking * TorrentFreak
Jan 17, 2024 - A PSA campaign financed by the Russian government is trying to persuade citizens that using a VPN is much worse than not using a VPN at all.
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https://torrentfreak.com/sci-hub-faces-48-million-piracy-damages-and-isp-blocking-170905/
Sci-Hub Faces $4.8 Million Piracy Damages and ISP Blocking * TorrentFreak
Sep 5, 2017 - Sci-Hub, which is regularly referred to as the
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https://torrentfreak.com/uk-govt-finds-ideal-pirate-bay-poster-boy-to-sell-blocking-of-non-pirate-sites-250824/
Is 4chan the Perfect 'Pirate Bay' Poster Child to Justify Wider UK Site-Blocking? * TorrentFreak
The UK may need a Pirate Bay-style poster child to gain public support for national blocking of non-pirate sites under the Online Safety Act.
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https://torrentfreak.com/france-escalates-war-on-sports-piracy-with-real-time-ip-blocking/
France Escalates War on Sports Piracy with Real-Time IP Blocking * TorrentFreak
The French Senate has passed a new anti-piracy bill bolstered by a
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https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-site-blocking-demands-intensify-as-u-s-lawmakers-get-fmovies-walkthrough-231214/
Pirate Site Blocking Demands Intensify as U.S. Lawmakers Get Fmovies Walkthrough * TorrentFreak
During a House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, lawmakers got a live demonstration of the popular pirate movie streaming site Fmovies.
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https://torrentfreak.com/skys-enhanced-high-court-pirate-iptv-blocking-order-could-change-the-game-241221/
Sky's Enhanced High Court Pirate IPTV Blocking Order Closes Loopholes * TorrentFreak
Sky has won a significantly enhanced IPTV blocking order at the High Court in London. Sixteen pirate suppliers will soon become guinea pigs.
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https://torrentfreak.com/indias-expanding-site-blocking-orders-hit-legal-wall-at-delhi-high-court/
India's Expanding Site Blocking Orders Hit Legal Wall at Delhi High Court * TorrentFreak
Justices at India's Delhi High Court disagree on the future of India's world-leading site-blocking regime.
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https://torrentfreak.com/unveiled-new-u-s-anti-piracy-bill-acpa-proposes-alternative-site-blocking-path/
Unveiled: New U.S. Anti-Piracy Bill 'ACPA' Proposes Alternative Site Blocking Path * TorrentFreak
Republican House Representative Darrell Issa is working on the introduction of the 'American Copyright Protection Act' (ACPA), a new bill that would enable...
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https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-providers-consider-exiting-france-over-dangerous-blocking-demands-240224/
VPN Providers Consider Exiting France Over 'Dangerous' Blocking Demands * TorrentFreak
VPN providers see blocking orders as a threat to security and some consider exiting France, if blocking measures are granted.
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https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-shield-blacks-out-tech-news-after-blocking-another-cdn-ip-241211/
Piracy Shield Blacks Out Tech News Site by Blocking Another CDN IP * TorrentFreak
Italy's Piracy Shield IPTV blocking system rendered tech news site DDaY unavailable with readers diverted to page branding it a pirate site.
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https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-iptv-box-evades-blocking-but-is-also-critically-vulnerable-to-attack-251130/
Pirate IPTV Box Evades Blocking But is Also Critically Vulnerable to Attack * TorrentFreak
A pirate TV box offering lifetime access to movies, TV, and live sports, that can also evade site blocking? It's true, albeit with caveats.
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https://torrentfreak.com/airvpn-stops-serving-italians-due-to-piracy-shield-blocking-requirements-240206/
AirVPN Stops Serving Italians due to “Piracy Shield” Blocking Requirements * TorrentFreak
To avoid new piracy blocking requirements, VPN provider AirVPN will no longer accept Italian customers in a few days.
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https://torrentfreak.com/block-mirror-dystopian-site-blocking-triggers-circumvention-innovation-250413/
Block Mirror: Dystopian Site-Blocking Triggers Circumvention Innovation * TorrentFreak
Pirate site blocking in Spain that also renders thousands of innocent sites inaccessible, has given circumvention new purpose and meaning.
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https://torrentfreak.com/ukraine-paves-the-way-for-pirate-site-blocking-despite-ongoing-war/
Ukraine Paves the Way for Pirate Site Blocking, Despite Ongoing War * TorrentFreak
Despite fighting an existential war against Russia, Ukraine continues to book progress in the fight against online piracy.
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https://torrentfreak.com/fears-of-overblocking-unite-critics-of-u-s-pirate-site-blocking-bill/
Fears of "Overblocking" Unite Critics of U.S. Pirate Site Blocking Bill * TorrentFreak
Jun 27, 2025 - The draft of Rep. Darrell Issa's new U.S. pirate site blocking bill 'ACPA' is not without controversy. In public comments, opponents warn that the bill's legal...
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https://torrentfreak.com/belgian-pirate-site-blocking-order-targets-cloudflare-and-google-but-not-their-dns/
Belgian Pirate Site Blocking Order Targets Cloudflare and Google, But Not Their DNS * TorrentFreak
A new Belgian site-blocking order compels ISPs, Cloudflare, and Google to restrict access to five illegal IPTV services.
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https://torrentfreak.com/behind-the-curtain-the-three-year-journey-to-the-block-beard-site-blocking-act/
Behind the Curtain: The Three-Year Journey to the Block BEARD Site Blocking Act * TorrentFreak
The recently introduced Block BEARD Site-Blocking Act did not emerge from a vacuum. Its origins lie in a 2022 non-public anti-piracy proposal.
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https://torrentfreak.com/iptv-piracy-blocking-at-the-internets-core-routers-undergoes-testing-241106/
IPTV Piracy Blocking at the Internet's Core Routers Undergoes Testing * TorrentFreak
Confirmation that piracy blocking tests are being conducted at ISPs' core routers shouldn't come as a surprise; it was always inevitable.
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https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-research-blocking-the-pirate-bay-works-so-140828/
MPAA Research: Blocking The Pirate Bay Works, So..... * TorrentFreak
Aug 28, 2014 - Hollywood has helped to get The Pirate Bay blocked in many countries, but not on its home turf. There are now various signs that this may change in the near...
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https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-lawmakers-work-on-unified-site-blocking-bill-to-counter-online-piracy/
U.S. Lawmakers Work on Unified Site-Blocking Bill to Counter Online Piracy * TorrentFreak
Last week's Supreme Court decision in Cox Communications reshaped the piracy liability landscape, creating new urgency for site-blocking.
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https://torrentfreak.com/hollywood-wins-new-pirate-blocking-order-after-contentious-sites-removed-201020/
Hollywood Wins New 'Pirate' Blocking Order After Contentious Sites Removed * TorrentFreak
Apr 18, 2022 - Hollywood studios, Netflix, and other movie companies have obtained a new pirate site blocking order, with a pair of contentious domains omitted.
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https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-prepares-to-bring-pirate-site-blocking-to-the-u-s-141211/
MPAA Prepares to Bring Pirate Site Blocking to the U.S. * TorrentFreak
Dec 11, 2014 - The MPAA is in discussions with the major movie studios over ways to introduce site blocking to the United States. TorrentFreak has learned that the studios...
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