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ACE, UEFA, and Mexico Chase PirloTV’s 950-Million-Visit Piracy Network
https://torrentfreak.com/ace-uefa-and-mexico-chase-pirlotvs-950-million-visit-piracy-network/
PirloTV and RojaDirecta have long been the default stops for millions of sports fans in Latin America craving free, ad-supported streams of everything from the World Cup to the Champions League. But that free ride just got significantly bumpier.
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), alongside UEFA and Mexico’s IMPI, recently executed a major disruption operation targeting 44 domains linked to the piracy network. The scale is staggering: these sites collectively pulled in over 950 million visits annually, with Mexico alone accounting for 230 million of them. This marks the first public enforcement action under a new intelligence-sharing agreement between ACE and Mexican authorities, signaling a tougher stance on cross-border digital piracy.
So, is it game over for the pirates? Not quite. The operation focused on domain disruption rather than arresting the operators, meaning the infrastructure can—and likely will—evolve. New domains like pirlotvplay.dev have already popped up, mirroring the old sites and serving today’s match schedules. While this hit the pirates’ revenue hard, it’s a classic game of whack-a-mole. The real test now is whether authorities will shift from blocking domains to catching the people behind them.