[Link] The Russification of Ukrainian IP Registration

Read: 25/2/2023 www.kentik.com

Last summer we teamed up with the New York Times to analyze the re-routing of internet service to Kherson, a region in southern Ukraine that was, at the time, under Russian occupation.

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[Link] GitHub Pulls Site and Repo of Pirate Proxy Service ‘Unblockit’ Offline

Read: 1/11/2021 torrentfreak.com

GitHub has removed the repository and the mirror website of Unblockit, a proxy service that allows people to access blocked sites. The developer platform says that the content in question was removed for violating its terms of service, which was confirmed by a follow-up investigation.

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[Link] High Traffic Pirate Sites Worldwide Under Investigation, DMCA Subpoenas Reveal

Read: 11/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

The operators of around two dozen torrent sites and pirate streaming services are at risk of having their identities obtained by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.

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[Link] VPN Hosting Company Settles Copyright Lawsuit by Blocking Pirate Sites

Read: 11/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Hosting provider Sharktech has settled a copyright lawsuit filed by several movie companies. The service stood accused of failing to take action against VPN providers, some of whose subscribers were pirating films.

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