Pirate Site Blocking Agency Reveals How and Why Pirates Circumvent Blocking * TorrentFreak ( torrentfreak.com )

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As the Motion Picture Association's site-blocking drive lands back on home turf, countries that have already implemented their own site-blocking programs are evaluating their effectiveness. A new survey carried out by French anti-piracy agency Arcom reveals how internet users circumvent blocking and their preferred tools. More importantly from a piracy mitigation perspective, the survey reveals why users feel the need to circumvent blocking in the first place.

The original study: https://www.arcom.fr/sites/default/files/2024-04/Arcom-Usage-des-outils-de-securisation-Internet-a-des-fins-acces-illicites-aux-biens-dematerialises-Rapport-etude-qualitative-et-quantitative-avril-2024.pdf

onlinepersona ,

Lol, people simple forget sites are even blocked because they use VPNs. Friggin' amazing. The only site I know was blocked is SciHub, but it has so many mirrors, all it took was finding one.

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jubilationtcornpone ,

The MPAA should give themselves a great big pat on the back. They, and the studios they represent have done much to not only enable piracy, but also to increase the sophistication of piracy tactics and -- somewhat by extension -- the quality of the material being pirated. Turns out, fucking over your customers at every possible turn has consequences.

Coasting0942 ,

Like the Bible thumpers banning all the escort sites. When the FBI told them not to because it would make catching the traffickers harder, and now it’s harder.

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