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Alaska House passes bill banning AI sexual images of minors and restricting children’s social media use.

South Africa orders crackdown on online casino gambling, allowing only licensed online sports betting.

AI deepfake abuse targets women, while weak laws and slow platforms leave many victims without justice.

Czech police shut down Bitplay, an illegal sports streaming service offering pirated TV channels.

German court rules AI-generated logos lack human authorship and therefore cannot receive copyright protection.

Illegal IPTV users face warnings, fines, and possible deportation as authorities crack down on piracy.

MPA hires former Disney anti-piracy executive to lead overseas fight against illegal streaming.

French court orders ProtonVPN to block piracy sites, rejecting its argument that VPNs should stay neutral.

Indian court orders ISPs to block 79 sites streaming Champions League matches illegally after UEFA lawsuit.

Japan arrests suspect linked to piracy sites distributing manga illegally without permission from publishers.

U.S. sports leagues grow more open to prediction markets after federal support for event-based trading.

Spain probes X, Meta, and TikTok over AI-generated child sexual abuse material on their platforms.

Spotify and major labels sue Anna’s Archive for $13 trillion over massive scraping of music data.

Spanish court orders NordVPN and Proton VPN to block illegal LaLiga streams, though firms say they weren’t notified.

Essay says private deepfake porn may evade law and privacy rules, yet remains harmful and unethical.

Argentina blocked 70+ Magis TV and Xuper TV domains and Google disabled apps; VPN use surged.

UK review says 15% have seen deepfake porn; schools report rising cases; UK plans tougher laws and bans soon!!

China launches crackdown on film piracy before Spring Festival, targeting cinema recording and pirate links. 

Spanish court orders telcos to give LaLiga suspected pirate viewers names and IDs for legal action. 

Piracy rises when legal streams feel slow, costly or blocked. Fix the experience and enforce smartly.

East Africa streaming in 2026: local stories, smarter AI, sports, anti piracy, bundles, educated viewers now!!

UK victims welcome new law on non-consensual AI explicit images but demand stronger protections.

BBC Eye exposes a vast China spy-cam network secretly filming hotel guests and selling footage online.

Greece proposes law with business closures, fines and prison up to 10 years to fight illegal gambling.

Italy fines Cloudflare €14 M for refusing to block pirate sites; Cloudflare calls it censorship and pushes back.

Verimatrix sells XTD mobile app protection assets to Guardsquare to focus on core anti-piracy business.

US and Bulgarian authorities seized the domains of Zamunda, ArenaBG, and Zelka in a joint piracy crackdown. 

AI platforms slack on blocking deepfake porn; regulators raid X and launch investigations worldwide.

Amazon now blocks installation of piracy-linked apps on Fire TV to stop unlicensed content access. 

Illegal online gambling controls 71 % of EU market, costing billions in tax and exposing millions to unlicensed sites. 

U.S. and Bulgaria seize three major online piracy sites in coordinated crackdown to disrupt illegal downloads.

Microsoft partnered with Chinese PC makers to preload genuine Windows and curb rampant software piracy.