The fight against piracy faces increasingly sophisticated barriers. In this context, an opponent has stood out in our country, resisting the great global offensive against illegal content: DonTorrent.
This Spanish torrent site has not only resisted the attacks of the authorities, but has also achieved an unusual milestone in this year 2023 that is about to end. DonTorrent has set a record by changing its domain name 40 times in a single year.
This phenomenon is not simply an act of rebellion; is a meticulously executed strategy to circumvent the blocks imposed by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Spain, at the behest of copyright holders.
According to a report by TorrentFreak, this feat not only demonstrates the agility of the site, but also calls into question the effectiveness of current anti-piracy measures. Despite efforts to limit its reach, the site claims to maintain a loyal and growing user base. Even with Google deindexing blocked sites, pages continue to revive.
It has not only bypassed the blocks, but has also provided its users Tips to get around restrictions. Many similar pages, for example, use.onion domains, or in other words links on the dangerous dark web.
This is not an isolated case, just an example of how sites dedicated to sharing illegal content continue to find ways to operate, despite growing legal and technological pressures.
Anti-piracy authorities already fine users
Thus, the authorities have more and more pressure—fines and collection of user data—and better tools like PiracyShield in Italy that could end free soccer IPTV lists forever.
Meanwhile, streaming giants such as Netflix and Disney+, the Premier League or La Liga increase their rates, some could say that driving some users towards pirate alternatives such as DonTorrent and others like it that continue to challenge established norms.
The continued adaptation and evolution of these platforms suggests that current efforts to contain piracy may be losing effectiveness. Rather than deterring users, these measures appear to be fueling a technological arms race, where every action finds an equal and opposite reaction.
This time, The Don Torrent case not only reveals the resilience of torrent sites in the face of anti-piracy effortsbut also highlights the need to rethink strategies to address this persistent phenomenon.
