pirate blocking – World Justice News

English Premier League Subpoena Requires Cloudflare to Unmask Streaming Pirates

April 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Piracy poses a major threat to the Premier League’s broadcast rights, prompting it to take continued action against rogue streaming sites. Hoping to unmask the anonymous operators behind dozens of pirate sites, the league has […]

US authorities Seize Pirate Sports Streaming Domains in ‘Super Bowl Crackdown’

February 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

US authorities have initiated a new round of domain name seizures, targeting dozens of pirate sports streaming sites. Most likely by design, the enforcement action coincided with the Super Bowl. While the seizures may have […]

New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S.

February 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Pirate site blocking orders are a step closer to becoming reality in the United States after Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act. Should it become law, FAPDA would allow rightsholders to obtain […]

IPTV Piracy Blocking at the Internet’s Core Routers Undergoes Testing

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

After 15+ years of blackholing IP addresses and making the Domain Name System tell more lies than Pinocchio, some may wonder whether site-blocking is harming prospects of a future open internet. Confirmation that piracy blocking […]

IPTV Service Easily Circumvents First Canadian Piracy Blockade

December 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Through the Federal Court, Bell, Rogers, and Groupe TVA recently obtained the first Canadian pirate ‘site’ blocking order. The companies argued that ISP blockades are an effective way to deal with copyright infringing sites and […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]