U.S. Lists Notorious Piracy Threats, With Focus on Sports Streaming

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U.S. Lists Notorious Piracy Threats, With Focus on Sports Streaming

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U.S. Targets Sports Streaming Piracy in 2025 “Notorious Markets” List — But Major Offenders Still Missing

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has unveiled its 2025 Notorious Markets List, spotlighting live sports streaming piracy as this year’s key focus—especially with the upcoming FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. But here’s the twist: despite the emphasis, no dedicated sports piracy sites appear on the main list.

Why the disconnect? The USTR highlights how pirate operators are getting crafty—shutting down one site just triggers a rebrand or migration to another domain, hosting provider, or platform. With live broadcasts offering only minutes (sometimes seconds) before content goes public, enforcement lags behind real-time leaks. Traditional takedown systems? Too slow.

The report calls for faster legal tools—like expedited site-blocking or streamlined injunctions—which the U.S. currently lacks. While some progress exists (e.g., last year’s takedown of StreamEast, which had 1.6 billion annual visits), the original operation and others remain off the list.

Still, familiar names return: The Pirate Bay, 1337X, and RuTracker stay on the torrent roll call, while newcomers like MegaCloud (the rebranded successor to 2embed) and MyFlixerz, powered by “piracy-as-a-service” infrastructure, make their debut.

Looks like the U.S. is tuning in—but hasn’t yet hit full focus on the real-time, high-stakes world of sports piracy. 📺⚡