{"id":119349,"date":"2017-07-26T10:44:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=119349"},"modified":"2017-07-26T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T08:45:24","slug":"10-piracy-sites-south-african-isps-could-be-forced-to-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/119349-10-piracy-sites-south-african-isps-could-be-forced-to-block","title":{"rendered":"10 Piracy sites South African ISPs could be forced to block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) has reportedly issued ISPs with a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/219770-isps-told-to-block-piracy-sites-in-south-africa-sources.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">request to block numerous piracy sites<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet Service Providers\u2019 Association of South Africa (ISPA) was said to have received a list of popular torrent indexers from SAFACT. The federation added it may pursue legal action if member ISPs do not agree to its proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Torrent indexers are popular among online pirates, and are often used to access the latest media and software.<\/p>\n<p>The website or index does not host the files, but points to torrents, which point to BitTorrent trackers, which in turn point to \u201cseeds\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Torrent websites<\/h3>\n<p>There are a number of technical challenges involved in blocking the domains of piracy sites, as many have their IP addresses hidden behind Cloudflare.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, tech-savvy users can bypass most blocking filters implemented by ISPs using VPN services.<\/p>\n<p>Blocking popular piracy websites will also be costly and resource-intensive, and ISPs who spoke to MyBroadband dismissed SAFACT\u2019s proposal as ineffective.<\/p>\n<p>While the SAFACT list of torrent sites has not been detailed, the organisation may start by requesting that the most popular websites are blocked first.<\/p>\n<p>This would include the likes of The Pirate Bay, which is accessed by torrent users globally.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular torrent websites \u2013 based on their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alexa<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.similarweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0global rankings \u2013 have been listed below, and may be the first targets if SAFACT goes after the big players.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Pirate Bay<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a096<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>104<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Pirate Bay is the biggest torrent website in the world, and allows users to download music, movies, games, software, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/The-Prate-Bay.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"932666114\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-166228\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/The-Prate-Bay.jpg\" alt=\"The Pirate Bay\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">RARBG<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>246<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>172<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RARBG started out as a Bulgarian tracker and has quickly grown in popularity among video pirates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RARBG-logo.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"83031099\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221527\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RARBG-logo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RARBG-logo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RARBG-logo-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RARBG-logo-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"RARBG logo\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">YTS.AG<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0252<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>288<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>YTS.ag is not affiliated with the original YTS or YIFY group, but has taken its place as a popular site for the latest movie torrents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YTS-AG.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"343032629\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221529\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YTS-AG.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YTS-AG.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YTS-AG-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/YTS-AG-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"YTS AG\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Torrentz2<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>289<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>414<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Torrentz2 is a replacement for the original Torrentz site, which recently closed down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrentz-Logo.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"901033707\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221533\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrentz-Logo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrentz-Logo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrentz-Logo-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrentz-Logo-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"Torrentz Logo\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">1337X<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>381<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>336<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite recent security concerns, 1337X has continued to grow in traffic \u2013 offering a wide range of content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1337X-logo.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1703759455\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221535\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1337X-logo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1337X-logo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1337X-logo-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1337X-logo-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"1337X logo\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">TorrentProject<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>832<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>1,289<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TorrentProject uses DHT to find content and has more than 10 million torrents in its database.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/torrent-Project.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"969152409\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221537\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/torrent-Project.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/torrent-Project.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/torrent-Project-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/torrent-Project-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"torrent Project\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">EZTV.AG<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>1,059<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>954<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EZTV.AG is a group which conducted a hostile takeover of EZTV in 2015 and now operates under the same name. It provides links to the latest TV shows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EZTV.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1398131056\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221539\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EZTV.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EZTV.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EZTV-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/EZTV-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"EZTV\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">LimeTorrents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>1,405<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>1,725<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LimeTorrents is a general torrent index with mostly verified torrents. It is blocked in many countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LimeTorrents.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1062369060\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221541\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LimeTorrents.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LimeTorrents.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LimeTorrents-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/LimeTorrents-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"LimeTorrents\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">TorrentDownloads<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>1,944<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2,706<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TorrentDownloads is a popular torrent index website with a large database of diverse content.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Downloads.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1389322603\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221543\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Downloads.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Downloads.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Downloads-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Downloads-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"Torrent Downloads\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">TorrentDay<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alexa\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>3,677<\/li>\n<li><strong>SimilarWeb<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>2,682<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TorrentDay is an invite-only torrent website with a large database of torrents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Day-logo.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"927874895\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-221547\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Day-logo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Day-logo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Day-logo-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Torrent-Day-logo-595x400.jpg 595w\" alt=\"Torrent Day logo\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/220546-game-of-thrones-pirates-hbo-is-watching-you.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Game of Thrones pirates: HBO is watching you<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT) has reportedly issued ISPs with a\u00a0request to block numerous piracy 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