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YggTorrent, the largest francophone torrent community, faces widespread pushback after it introduced a paid 'Turbo Mode' for €86 this week. For regular users, the tracker now has a limit of five torrent downloads per day and a 30-second download delay. According to the site's operators, these restrictions are needed to deter bots and ban hit-and-run downloads.

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Anna’s Archive Backed Up Spotify, Plans to Release 300TB Music Archive

In what appears to be the largest music leak in history, Anna’s Archive says it has made a multi-terabyte 'backup' of Spotify, including metadata for…

December 22, 2025, 18:35 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Brazilian Criminal Court Convicts Yout.com Owner in Landmark Stream Ripping Case

The owner of popular U.S.-based stream-ripping site Yout.com has been found guilty of massive copyright infringement by a criminal court in Brazil. Last week, the…

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 12/22/2025

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Predator: Badlands' tops the chart, followed…

December 22, 2025, 00:09 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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Video Game Giants Suddenly Have RuTracker in their Crosshairs Again

RuTracker is not only Russia's largest torrent site, it's one of the oldest and most resilient pirate sites anywhere in the world. Most major entertainment…

December 21, 2025, 11:10 by Andy Maxwell

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A DMCA “Bot War”: Google Search Processed 5 Billion Takedown Requests in 2025

Google Search has reached a staggering new DMCA takedown milestone, processing over five billion copyright removal requests in 2025. Driven by a massive automated reporting…

December 20, 2025, 14:50 by Ernesto Van der Sar

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“Vast” Anti-IPTV Piracy Operation Promised Ahead of AFCON 2025

With the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) set to kick off in Morocco on December 21, a "vast operation" against illegal IPTV services is…

December 19, 2025, 19:45 by Andy Maxwell

Anti-Piracy

Crunchyroll Takedown Efforts Target Anime Torrent Client Hayase

Hayase is a full-featured torrent streaming client optimized for anime content. The developer tried to stay clear of legal trouble by relying on user-installed extensions.…

December 19, 2025, 08:31 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Anti-Piracy

Tweaks to IPTV Piracy Law That “Bans VPNs” Won’t Change Its Intent or Scope

Early December, Denmark's Ministry of Culture submitted a bill that aims to combat viewing of pirated content on illegal IPTV platforms. Public debate was more…

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