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ACE shuts down long-running Thai-based pirate site

by Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment — 20 November 2023

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, (ACE), the world’s leading anti-piracy organisation, has shut down tt-torrent.com, a torrent website that was operated out of Thailand.

The infringing site had been in operation since 2006 and drew 26.3 million visits between January and September 2023.

“The shutdown of tt.torrent.com marks another successful ACE enforcement action and another warning to illegal piracy operators everywhere that their days are numbered,” said Jan van Voorn, Executive Vice President and Chief of Global Content Protection at the Motion Picture Association and Head of ACE.

“This site put consumers at risk of egregious malware, undermined investment in the Thai content industry, and reduced tax contributions to the local government. The closure of tt-torrent.com is a win-win for all.”

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