Data shows 1m VPNs run users through Ireland to ~~illegal~~ piracy sites.
freshfrosted on
Argh me hearties
lIlIllIlIlIII on
I can barely afford enough food to gain weight. I will pirate any movie show or book I feel like until Ireland actually becomes affordable and we don’t have to constantly stress about money.
Mynky on
If paying for a game, movie, music isn’t owning it then downloading it isn’t piracy.
Remarkable-Llama616 on
Don’t ye dare touch my dodgy box
Banania2020 on
ConfusedCelt on
Piracy came about because too many shows were exclusive to different channels and you had to pay for each single movie, song basically general media that came out etc then Netflix, Spotify , steam etc came along which basically meant a reasonable amount of cash for a full library of content and piracy died down then suddenly loads of alternatives came out with exclusives to them etc and piracy came back .. The problem is greed of the producers of media they can make millions with consolidated platforms but prefer billions. No sympathy for them
Impressive-Dream8929 on
So which sites are they so we know to avoid them?
FIGHTorRIDEANYMAN on
Fuck em. If I can get it for free I’m getting it for free. Every other cunting thing is increasing in price my wallet is closed.
CT0292 on
How else am I going to find obscure old TV shows I tell my kids about when they go “that’s not a real show!” and it’s not streaming anywhere.
notaoife on
OkCoconut3270 on
>”From a purely economic perspective, illegal streaming is a rational and value-maximising response to a market that’s become too expensive and too complicated,”
That’ll be me from now on.
“I’m not pirating content, I’m value maximising”
pablohoney26 on
Oh, my God, that’s disgusting! Streaming free online? Where? Where did you find these sites!?
Some media exists today solely due to piracy. The world needs more unauthorized reproduction, lest culture be destroyed once it ceases to be profitable.
redmabelgrade on
I honestly stopped piracy in the Netflix glory days when everything was available there. Now I’d need about 6 movie and 3 or 4 sports subscriptions to watch what I want to.
Wonderful-Drop6208 on
I have a setup on stremio that shows me all the links to pirated movies and tv shows so I know how to avoid them
FineVintageWino on
Nonsense. Irish people would never. It’s clearly dastardly foreigners using VPNs to pretend they’re in the Land of Saints and Scholars…
Also, love the €1.8bn “loss”… it’s an opportunity cost. Nothing to suggest people would pay €40 a month for a sky sports sub if they don’t have their DB. It’s money that would just go to further bloat the obnoxious earnings of preening footballers..
Possible-Song-4754 on
anyways yarrlist is full of sailing the seven seas sites if yall need it
Pajos-Junkbox on
Which sites, there are so many….
Grand-Cup-A-Tea on
The industry needs to wake up. Music piracy is almost a thing of the past because the industry copped on and embraced convenient and affordable streaming services for users. The movie industry needs to do the same.
Piracy is like prostitution. It will always exist and there will always be ways to access it.
I dont follow sports so I cant really comment on that though.
BlearySteve on
Netflix had piracy nearly eradicated but then they got greedy amd other companies wanted in on that streaming golden goose that is streaming and now here we are where its easier to find what you want through piracy.
no_fucking_point on
Bulky_Pilot9293 on
Which ones though? I want to make sure I do t actually type it on the search bar.
Ok_Engine_9822 on
Wont anybody think of the rich people we are taking pennies from
mrlinkwii on
ok and ?
Key_Duck_6293 on
If I was a millionaire I’d still be using torrents because the streaming industry is so hilarously fragmented and restrictive. There’s original content in Canada I can’t access no matter the money, and American shows like The Pitt that take a whole year before it reaches Europe.
ElectricalAioli3342 on
Ah, sorry lads. That was me. Forgot to turn the VPN on.
No_Pie_1421 on
Should be more
tonydrago on
I’ve done more than my fair share. The rest of yiz need to step up yer game.
TwinIronBlood on
VPNs saying they are in Ireland
Acceptable_Hope_6475 on
Wouldn’t it be great if everything was in one place for a small ad free reasonable fee
fcarolo on
EmergencyComment101 on
and i’d go at it again.
mastershplinter on
That’s true, but I was only in there to get directions on how to get away from there!
rockyoudottxt on
I went from torrenting a fair bit of stuff. To Netflix back when it was 7 quid a month and you got everything (DNS to give you US Netflix content). I’m not sure how much Netflix is now but I bowed out after about the second price increase in combination with loss of a lot of content.
I just went back to pirating harder than ever, dedicated media server, remote access, you name it. They 100% pushed me into it.
You enshitify services, and people push back.
Shocked Pikachu.jpg
ceafinn on
Also, make sure not to pay your TV licence.
If you rent and accidentally answer the door to an inspector, give a fake name. When a letter arrives addressed to that name, ignore it — it’s illegal to open mail that isn’t addressed to you. For a letter to have any weight, it has to be addressed to a specific individual.
If the inspector comes back later in the year (usually when it’s not raining), say that the person named on the letter has moved out and you don’t know them. Give a different fake name and repeat the process.
Dazzling_Detective79 on
These corpos have enough money, they dont *need* my money, i need my money.
svmk1987 on
The entertainment industry had a solid chance at really reducing video piracy around 15 years ago, when all the content was coming online and easy to stream. But then everyone started their own streaming service with their own subscription prices, which didn’t go downz and got exclusive to different services. No one wants to pay for 5 different streaming subscriptions, and you can’t even just pay for the content you want, you need to subscribe for a month.
It’s no wonder there’s a resurgence in piracy. I just hope this doesn’t happen with music, where you can still get all the popular music in any of the services.
rankinrez on
I pirate all the time but in the old ways.
Gung ho dodgy boxers should at least make themselves aware of this shit going on:
I pay €80 a year for a dodgy box and it has every channel under the sun. If the big providers all put their fat thick heads together and even charged €150-€200 a year for EVERYTHING together as a bundle, I’d probably seriously consider just going legitimate… but they’re never going to do that cause they’re too greedy so 🤷♀️
Smackmybitchup007 on
My “friend” uses sportsbsy for the football but the buffering is sooo annoying. Anyone have any better recommendations?
Not_Xiphroid on
Smh, can’t believe folks aren’t using the legal piracy sites.
It is mad how much of a tossup it is finding anything remotely niche via paid streaming services that can actually be watched in Ireland.
mrbuddymcbuddyface on
If I don’t own the content I buy, then piracy is not stealing.
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Data shows 1m VPNs run users through Ireland to ~~illegal~~ piracy sites.
Argh me hearties
I can barely afford enough food to gain weight. I will pirate any movie show or book I feel like until Ireland actually becomes affordable and we don’t have to constantly stress about money.
If paying for a game, movie, music isn’t owning it then downloading it isn’t piracy.
Don’t ye dare touch my dodgy box
Piracy came about because too many shows were exclusive to different channels and you had to pay for each single movie, song basically general media that came out etc then Netflix, Spotify , steam etc came along which basically meant a reasonable amount of cash for a full library of content and piracy died down then suddenly loads of alternatives came out with exclusives to them etc and piracy came back .. The problem is greed of the producers of media they can make millions with consolidated platforms but prefer billions. No sympathy for them
So which sites are they so we know to avoid them?
Fuck em. If I can get it for free I’m getting it for free. Every other cunting thing is increasing in price my wallet is closed.
How else am I going to find obscure old TV shows I tell my kids about when they go “that’s not a real show!” and it’s not streaming anywhere.
>”From a purely economic perspective, illegal streaming is a rational and value-maximising response to a market that’s become too expensive and too complicated,”
That’ll be me from now on.
“I’m not pirating content, I’m value maximising”
Oh, my God, that’s disgusting! Streaming free online? Where? Where did you find these sites!?
https://i.redd.it/ywjlpupr26dg1.gif
Some media exists today solely due to piracy. The world needs more unauthorized reproduction, lest culture be destroyed once it ceases to be profitable.
I honestly stopped piracy in the Netflix glory days when everything was available there. Now I’d need about 6 movie and 3 or 4 sports subscriptions to watch what I want to.
I have a setup on stremio that shows me all the links to pirated movies and tv shows so I know how to avoid them
Nonsense. Irish people would never. It’s clearly dastardly foreigners using VPNs to pretend they’re in the Land of Saints and Scholars…
Also, love the €1.8bn “loss”… it’s an opportunity cost. Nothing to suggest people would pay €40 a month for a sky sports sub if they don’t have their DB. It’s money that would just go to further bloat the obnoxious earnings of preening footballers..
anyways yarrlist is full of sailing the seven seas sites if yall need it
Which sites, there are so many….
The industry needs to wake up. Music piracy is almost a thing of the past because the industry copped on and embraced convenient and affordable streaming services for users. The movie industry needs to do the same.
Piracy is like prostitution. It will always exist and there will always be ways to access it.
I dont follow sports so I cant really comment on that though.
Netflix had piracy nearly eradicated but then they got greedy amd other companies wanted in on that streaming golden goose that is streaming and now here we are where its easier to find what you want through piracy.
Which ones though? I want to make sure I do t actually type it on the search bar.
Wont anybody think of the rich people we are taking pennies from
ok and ?
If I was a millionaire I’d still be using torrents because the streaming industry is so hilarously fragmented and restrictive. There’s original content in Canada I can’t access no matter the money, and American shows like The Pitt that take a whole year before it reaches Europe.
Ah, sorry lads. That was me. Forgot to turn the VPN on.
Should be more
I’ve done more than my fair share. The rest of yiz need to step up yer game.
VPNs saying they are in Ireland
Wouldn’t it be great if everything was in one place for a small ad free reasonable fee
and i’d go at it again.
That’s true, but I was only in there to get directions on how to get away from there!
I went from torrenting a fair bit of stuff. To Netflix back when it was 7 quid a month and you got everything (DNS to give you US Netflix content). I’m not sure how much Netflix is now but I bowed out after about the second price increase in combination with loss of a lot of content.
I just went back to pirating harder than ever, dedicated media server, remote access, you name it. They 100% pushed me into it.
You enshitify services, and people push back.
Shocked Pikachu.jpg
Also, make sure not to pay your TV licence.
If you rent and accidentally answer the door to an inspector, give a fake name. When a letter arrives addressed to that name, ignore it — it’s illegal to open mail that isn’t addressed to you. For a letter to have any weight, it has to be addressed to a specific individual.
If the inspector comes back later in the year (usually when it’s not raining), say that the person named on the letter has moved out and you don’t know them. Give a different fake name and repeat the process.
These corpos have enough money, they dont *need* my money, i need my money.
The entertainment industry had a solid chance at really reducing video piracy around 15 years ago, when all the content was coming online and easy to stream. But then everyone started their own streaming service with their own subscription prices, which didn’t go downz and got exclusive to different services. No one wants to pay for 5 different streaming subscriptions, and you can’t even just pay for the content you want, you need to subscribe for a month.
It’s no wonder there’s a resurgence in piracy. I just hope this doesn’t happen with music, where you can still get all the popular music in any of the services.
I pirate all the time but in the old ways.
Gung ho dodgy boxers should at least make themselves aware of this shit going on:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/the-kimwolf-botnet-is-stalking-your-local-network/
I pay €80 a year for a dodgy box and it has every channel under the sun. If the big providers all put their fat thick heads together and even charged €150-€200 a year for EVERYTHING together as a bundle, I’d probably seriously consider just going legitimate… but they’re never going to do that cause they’re too greedy so 🤷♀️
My “friend” uses sportsbsy for the football but the buffering is sooo annoying. Anyone have any better recommendations?
Smh, can’t believe folks aren’t using the legal piracy sites.
It is mad how much of a tossup it is finding anything remotely niche via paid streaming services that can actually be watched in Ireland.
If I don’t own the content I buy, then piracy is not stealing.