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Thread: South African ISPs may be forced to block Top piracy sites

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    South African ISPs may be forced to block Top piracy sites

    The Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) has reportedly issued ISPs witha request to block numerous piracy sites.

    The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) was said to have received a list of popular torrent indexers from SAFACT. The federation added it may pursue legal action if member ISPs do not agree to its proposal.

    Torrent indexers are popular among online pirates, and are often used to access the latest media and software.

    The website or index does not host the files, but points to torrents, which point to BitTorrent trackers, which in turn point to “seeds”.

    Torrent websites

    There are a number of technical challenges involved in blocking the domains of piracy sites, as many have their IP addresses hidden behind Cloudflare.

    Additionally, tech-savvy users can bypass most blocking filters implemented by ISPs using VPN services.

    Blocking popular piracy websites will also be costly and resource-intensive, and ISPs who spoke to MyBroadband dismissed SAFACT’s proposal as ineffective.

    While the SAFACT list of torrent sites has not been detailed, the organisation may start by requesting that the most popular websites are blocked first.

    This would include the likes of The Pirate Bay, which is accessed by torrent users globally.

    The most popular torrent websites – based on their Alexa and SimilarWeb global rankings – have been listed below, and may be the first targets if SAFACT goes after the big players.[/SIZE]


    The Pirate Bay

    Alexa – 96
    SimilarWeb – 104
    The Pirate Bay is the biggest torrent website in the world, and allows users to download music, movies, games, software, and more.


    RARBG

    Alexa – 246
    SimilarWeb – 172
    RARBG started out as a Bulgarian tracker and has quickly grown in popularity among video pirates.


    YTS.AG

    Alexa – 252
    SimilarWeb – 288
    YTS.ag is not affiliated with the original YTS or YIFY group, but has taken its place as a popular site for the latest movie torrents.


    Torrentz2

    Alexa – 289
    SimilarWeb – 414
    Torrentz2 is a replacement for the original Torrentz site, which recently closed down.


    1337X

    Alexa – 381
    SimilarWeb – 336
    Despite recent security concerns, 1337X has continued to grow in traffic – offering a wide range of content.


    TorrentProject

    Alexa – 832
    SimilarWeb – 1,289
    TorrentProject uses DHT to find content and has more than 10 million torrents in its database.

    EZTV.AG

    Alexa – 1,059
    SimilarWeb – 954
    EZTV.AG is a group which conducted a hostile takeover of EZTV in 2015 and now operates under the same name. It provides links to the latest TV shows.


    LimeTorrents

    Alexa – 1,405
    SimilarWeb – 1,725
    LimeTorrents is a general torrent index with mostly verified torrents. It is blocked in many countries around the world.


    TorrentDownloads

    Alexa – 1,944
    SimilarWeb – 2,706
    TorrentDownloads is a popular torrent index website with a large database of diverse content.


    TorrentDay

    Alexa – 3,677
    SimilarWeb – 2,682
    TorrentDay is an invite-only torrent website with a large database of torrents.
    Last edited by ; 07-26-2017 at 11:38 AM.
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