the Archives

US Congress and states are cracking down on AI sexual deepfakes—Take It Down Act enacted; states propose strict penalties.

TFCC seeks cybercrime help as 65 piracy sites using Cloudflare threaten producers after film leaks.

Sports piracy giant Streameast—1.6 billion visits—shut down by ACE and Egyptian police in global anti-piracy action.

Anti-piracy summit launches in Dublin on May 5—opened by Michael McDowell TD to address film and entertainment piracy.

Argentina takes down global IPTV piracy ring serving 8M users; LaLiga, MPA, and others joined forces.

55% of Filipino online gamblers unaware of legal risks from unregulated sites; heavy play and losses reported.

IPTV piracy up 40% in Norway; 14% of households use illegal streams amid high legal subscription costs.

Northumbria saw a 16% rise in sexual offences (5,073→5,865), driven by revenge-porn law changes and better reporting.

Cox urges Supreme Court to overturn $1B piracy ruling, calling it “defies common law and common sense.”