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Ohio enforces age verification for adult sites in Oct 2025, affecting 12M residents, sparking privacy concerns.

Texas criminalizes AI-generated child porn, closing loopholes to prosecute deepfake images of minors.

High-tech pirate ring in Hyderabad used VPNs, crypto, CCTV to record and distribute films—caught via cyber forensics.

LaLiga convicts 1,600 venues for illegal match broadcasts; piracy costs football €600–700 million annually.

Experts urge stronger copyright laws and cooperation amid AI’s disruption of creative content.

62% of firms faced deepfake attacks last year; AI apps and GenAI infrastructure also vulnerable.

Bermuda telco sees 10% revenue drop as piracy floods market with illegal streaming and boxes.

Bolivia cracks down on illegal bingo via TikTok/WhatsApp; five firms unlicensed, payments via QR, security risks.

Illegal streaming in Zimbabwe threatens sports and creative jobs, devalues content, and risks security.

Bavarian couple on trial for €4.4M Sky piracy fraud via hacked receivers over 4,600+ cases.

Silent Push uncovers IPTV piracy network: 1,000+ domains, 10,000+ IPs, streaming major services.

“GBGC publishes first part of illegal gambling report, exploring consumer behavior and motivations.”

“Piracy drains billions from Nollywood; filmmakers demand stronger IP laws to stop the theft.”

“Four previously convicted pirates arrested in Dominican Republic for running $10M IPTV66 piracy operation.”

“Inconsistent state regulations make NBA gambling scandals ‘predictable,’ says Commissioner Silver.”

“Digital harassment, sextortion, identity theft, and cyberbullying rise; protect via privacy, evidence, reporting.”

“Calcio, a top illegal Premier League streaming site with 120 M visits, is shut down by ACE and DAZN.”

“Google will upgrade systems to block and remove non-consensual intimate images via hashing and better reporting.”

“Sri Lanka’s victims of non-consensual online imagery endure shattered lives amid weak laws and global demand.”

“Italy launches sweeping anti-piracy raids, seizing illegal streaming devices and dismantling transnational networks.”

“Pirates embed Morse code in titles/metadata to evade detection as piracy tactics evolve.”

“Globe urges tougher action vs online piracy, pushing regulators and ISPs to enforce stronger protections.”

“Experts warn TV piracy is orchestrated by criminal networks, not amateurs, using data hubs and opaque jurisdictions.”

“Irdeto rolls out high-frequency DRM key cycling to curb live sports piracy; MultiChoice shifts to high-impact enforcement.”

Snapchat launches “The Keys” safety course: 4 online risks for teens + how to protect themselves.

NY man arrested for AI deepfake intimate images made without consent, charged with obscenity & dissemination.

Seminole Gaming warns: illegal gambling rising in Florida—machines, crime, lack of enforcement, lost revenue.

Irdeto adds high-frequency key cycling to its DRM to tighten security for sports content and fight piracy.

RTL Luxembourg adds Verimatrix Counterspy, Deepscan & Watermarking to protect auto racing content.

ACE & DAZN shut down “Calcio” piracy site: 123M visits, 134 domains, top sports content, now redirected.

Nintendo wins $2M from a seller of Switch piracy hardware; seller banned from modding, distributing.

Brazil’s MPA panel at Expocine to tackle film/TV piracy: financial harm, strategy, enforcement & protection.

Live event piracy spikes: takedown notices up 142%, suspensions down to 5%, enforcement slow and weak.

Denmark will extend copyright law to protect voices/faces from AI deepfakes, ban misuse, impose fines.

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.”