A year later, FIEG said it had taken down more than 300 Telegram channels offering similar content.Ī major anti-piracy operation carried out last week shows that even more work needs to be done. In 2020, complaints from the Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FIEG) over the illegal distribution of newspapers, periodicals, and books, led to an emergency order requiring Telegram to shut down 19 channels or face blocking itself. Since at least 2019, Italian authorities have targeted Telegram channels linked to illicit IPTV services and movie and TV show piracy, but protection of literary works is becoming increasingly common. As a result, copyright holders have yet another battle on their hands. Channels are used for every type of discussion imaginable, with piracy facilitation and distribution some of the fastest-growing trends. After just nine years online, Telegram now has 700 million active users each month. IRC’s relatively steep learning curve helped to stunt its own growth but for modern-day equivalents such as Telegram, there are no such problems.Īfter IRC first appeared in 1988, it took more than 20 years for the most popular networks to peak between 100K to 200K users. Many sites had channels serving as community hubs on one hand, and portals to the latest files on the other. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was a popular option when BitTorrent sites ruled the waves. The mainstream file-sharing scene is well-known for its public-facing websites and forums but underneath all of that, chat channels have always played a big role.
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