repeatedly pirating movies that I hate in order to put the media corporations in crippling debt (every download costs the company $10,000 USD because piracy is theft)

remember that if you exclusively #pirate corporate media then megacorporations will suffer beyond human understanding and lose quadrillions of dollars and this is Bad so don’t do it

avoid #piracy at all costs

if you want to watch movies or TV shows, listen to music, etc. do not go to this megathread because it has detailed instructions on how to do that for free and that is illegal and it robs corporations of their desperately-needed profits. it even has helpful information on how to stay safe while engaging in any form of piracy! beware!

if you want to play video games for free do not read this megathread because it has instructions on how to do that safely and effectively. pirated video games can contain dangerous malware, so pirates should make sure to download pirated video games indiscriminantly so that they get the malware that they deserve. they should certainly not download exclusively from DODI and FitGirl because these two uploaders are well-known to be completely safe

things to be especially aware of: make sure to never use a VPN when downloading pirated media (which you should also never do) because then your ISP will be unable to identify the piracy. they need to be able to identify if you are pirating something in order to send you threatening emails or take other action against you. remember that your ISP can see that you are downloading pirated media anytime you do that without using a VPN

make sure you never use an ad-blocker such as AdBlock Plus in combination with a browser such as Firefox because this robs corporations of ad-based profits and makes the internet a safer place to browse, especially on illegal criminal scum piracy sites. remember that Google Chrome is a browser for law-abiding corporate subjects and therefore it has disabled the ability to use an ad-blocker so that you will be a better revenue source for megacorporations

do not consider getting a Seedbox under any circumstances because this will make piracy even more safe and arguably more convenient than a VPN

above all, if you are interested in remaining a law abiding citizen and these instructions are at all unclear, send me a message so that I can clarify further because I would never want to cause our beloved megacorporations to lose profits in any way whatsoever. a criminal scum pirate lowlife would be able to give personal recommendations on what to do or how to find certain media, but thankfully I would never do such a thing

@kasdeya hey, you forgot to mention https://fmhy.net/ , it ties all piracy resources into an up-to-date wiki that curates safe, non-malware sources for all types of media. It also has a great adblocking guide. I will never stop recommending it.

@konstruct omg I’ve never heard of this before! thanks for letting me know about it

@kasdeya I'm surprised you didn't know about it! But I love it when people react like you do when learning about it. I love making private equity firms lose revenue by sharing this around

@kasdeya also, consider contributing things you discover to the wiki if you'd like! Let's make fighting back as a consumer easier than ever! https://fmhy.net/other/contributing

@konstruct I love that it’s possible to contribute! I’m not sure if I’d have much to add that isn’t already available on the site but if I find anything that I’ll definitely add it!

@kasdeya bringing this post to my wife who is techier but less online than me, like a cat with a dead bird.

@konstruct @kasdeya is there a reason it doesn't recommend thepiratesbay? I've got a few decades of usage under my belt with no problems.

@axolotl @kasdeya they probably found malware too many times, therefore excluding the source. Fmhy's focus is mainly safety and beginner accessibility. It's inclusive of non-technical people who go in without prior experience and so needs to make sure its sources are safe. Piratebay is a valid source, but you need to be a technical person to use it safely. Maybe you also just got lucky and never encountered malware because you didn't try downloading any software from it.

I may be wrong, so it's better to ask them directly in their discord, the invites are open on Fridays.

On the torrenting page, it says "it's best to avoid torrent sites (including aggregators) for software and games, with the exception of RuTracker and m0nkrus. Instead, you can use our sections for software and games."

@kasdeya So...

If you are going to be switching to a firefox based browser maybe don't get rid of your old one right away if you run Linux and need to use Teams.

I learned the hard way that LibreWolf has some fucking bug that causes Teams to not work correctly and there's actually no Linux client for that stupid ass "communication" software.

Otherwise...fucking go for it. I keep Brave around for Teams now. We're back to THAT.

@kasdeya thanks for the warning. I will definitely avoid those links!

@kasdeya
Yeah

MeeToo!

I would *never* do such a thing

kinda silly

how 'they' quadupled' down on what doesn't work at all

ya know

reasons

Ever hear about the totally legit retroactive license agreement that the ghouls claiming to own Unity game engine came up with? Here's the gist: they estimate (using mandatory spyware, and an undisclosed bullshit statistical model) how many times a game was INSTALLED, and charge the game makers based on that totally legit estimate. They actually made your post a credible threat.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1jKVt98fgEY

@axolotl @konstruct I don’t know too much about this unfortunately but I’ve heard people say that it isn’t as safe as 1337x? I have no idea why - maybe the moderation isn’t as active?

@kasdeya
Ole Uncle Karl; (Marx)

only drank peppermint tea.

you know,

because:

Proper tea

is theft