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Tech

Youtube-dl is Back on Github: ‘Our Priority Is Supporting Open Source’

11.16.20

By Samantha Cole
Tech

Does Canada Even Have a Huge Piracy Problem?

02.02.18

By Jordan Pearson
Entertainment

What To Do if You Get a Threatening Copyright Notice

11.07.16

By Mack Lamoureux
Tech

This One GIF Explains How BitTorrent Finds Files

10.29.15

By Clinton Nguyen
Tech

Legal Streaming Is Growing Faster than Torrenting Around the World

09.18.15

By Jordan Pearson
A Movie Company Spent Big on Both Sides of Australian Politics

02.04.15

By Denham Sadler
Tech

Watch Snippets of All the Movies People are Pirating in Real Time

01.22.15

By Matthew Braga
Entertainment

Pirate Bay Is Still Online, Even Though All of Its Founders Are in Custody

11.07.14

By Patrick McGuire
Tech

The RCMP Cracked Down On A Torrent Site

05.15.14

By Ben Makuch
Tech

US Judge: An IP Address Isn’t Enough to Prove a Pirate

01.22.14

By Joseph Cox
Tech

The High Price of Streaming Porn When It Falls Foul of Copyright Laws

12.13.13

By Victoria Turk
Tech

What the First Legit Study of Illegal BitTorrent Downloading Means for Stealing

05.16.13

By Greg Thomas

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News

Luigi Mangione Is Being Held in the Same Notorious Prison as Diddy

Just in time for the Most 2024 Headline Ever award.

12.23.24

By Meredith Kile
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Gaming

‘The Holy Gosh Darn’: The Best Adult Swim Show That Isn’t One (Review)

‘The Holy Gosh Darn’ is an Adult Swim-esque narrative-based comedic adventure. One that should have been in Indie Game of the Year discussions.

12.23.24

By Anthony Franklin II
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NASA Astronaut Says 2 ‘Metallic Orbs’ Almost Hit His Plane at 9,000 Feet

The former astronaut did not see the objects on his radar, and was not notified about them by air traffic control.

12.23.24

By Meredith Kile
Pope Francis in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

Life

Is the Pope Actually Opening 5 Portals to Other Worlds on Christmas Eve?

Firstly, the “spiritual portals” are actually just doors.

12.23.24

By Meredith Kile
Screenshot: Fangamer

Gaming

‘Undertale’ Inspiration And Cult Classic RPG Is Coming To Steam

Nobody ever told me about ‘OFF,’ a cult classic RPG coming to Steam that inspired one of the most celebrated RPGs of all time: ‘Undertale’!

12.23.24

By Dwayne Jenkins