Fmovies shutdown overview:
- Who: Police in Hanoi, Vietnam, reportedly shutdown major pirate streaming operator Fmovies.
- Why: The takedown, which included dozens of piracy sites affiliated with Fmovies, was done in coordination with the Motion Picture Association-led industry antipiracy group Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment.
- Where: Fmovies was the 11th most popular website in the world in the TV, movies and streaming category.
A series of pirate streaming websites known as Fmovies have reportedly been shut down by police in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The police shut down Fmovies — which was described as the largest pirate streaming operator in the world — with the help of Motion Picture Association-led industry antipiracy group Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), reports Variety.
In addition to Fmovies, police in Hanoi, Vietnam, reportedly disabled dozens of affiliated piracy sites. Fmovies was launched in 2016 and included sites such as bflixz, movies7, myflixer and heymovies, reports Variety.
“We took down the mothership here,” Charles Rivkin, CEO of the Motion Picture Association and chairman of ACE, reportedly told Variety.
Fmovies and its affiliates reportedly received more than 6.7 billion visits between January 2023 and June 2024, according to ACE.
Fmovies was 11th most popular website in world for TV, movies and streaming
The pirate streaming operator — which reportedly has more than 60 associated domains — was the 11th most popular in the world for the TV, movies and streaming category, according to data analytics company SimilarWeb, reports Variety.
Fmovies has also reportedly been listed on the Office of the U.S. Trade Trade Representative’s “notorious markets” list for counterfeiting and piracy since 2017.
“With the leadership of ACE and the partnership of the Ministry of Public Security and the Hanoi Municipal Police, we are countering criminal activity, defending the safety of audiences, reducing risks posed to tens of millions of consumers, and protecting the rights and livelihoods of creators,” Rivkin said, as reported by Variety.
In other recent news involving streaming, a class action lawsuit was filed against Amazon earlier this year over claims the company added an unlawful $2.99 monthly charge for ad-free video streaming through its Amazon Prime streaming service.
Consumers argue the $2.99 monthly charge was added to their Amazon Prime video streaming service even though they had already paid for a commercial-free service with their annual Prime membership.
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