by Advanced Television — 29 January 2026
In November 2025, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau of China searched the residence of a man living in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on suspicion of copyright infringement. The suspect is alleged to have operated what the China Overseas Development Association (CODA) called “the world’s largest” manga piracy site, BATO.TO (plus approximately 60 related sites), and to have illegally distributed Japanese manga and other works without authorisation from rights holders after translating them into more than 50 languages, including English. In May 2025 alone, these 60 sites recorded a combined 350 million visits.
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