FIFA World Cup Triggers a Global Anti-Piracy Crackdown
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- Operation Offsides led by the U.S. Department of Justice seized over 1,000 domain names of pirate sports streaming sites ahead of the FIFA World Cup finale.
- Colombia coordinated Operation Red Card, resulting in the suspension of 1,840 domains and URLs across nine countries and 15 arrests for counterfeiting and piracy.
- Argentina contributed by blocking 14 platforms, including FútbolLibre, following investigations and rightsholder complaints against pirate streaming sites.
- The Trustworthy Accountability Group cut off advertising revenue to 1,376 sites using a Pirate Domain Exclusion List to starve operators of funds.
- Enforcement efforts involved international cooperation, with seizures targeting domains in multiple countries, but some pirate sites evaded actions using foreign-registry TLDs.