Just found out that H!Anime.to is dead. Long live the piracy hydra (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 20 points 5 months ago

Where'd you hear that? This is the last I've seen about it from the official Discord.

[-] m4a@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 months ago

The website has a message on it that sounds pretty definitive to pretty much everyone. But you know how it is. Piracy site goes down, comes back up a week later, turns out the feds are running it as a honeypot

[-] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 24 points 5 months ago

turns out the feds are running it as a honeypot

A reminder that in the US at least, among other places, consuming pirated content is not illegal. It is distribution that is a problem, hence why torrents are a favorite for companies to target.

[-] Kory@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

I've heard it here: https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-giant-hianime-to-announces-mysterious-goodbye/

[-] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

That article also says:

While the goodbye message seems crystal clear, the site’s official Discord server and Reddit community don’t appear convinced. While it is unclear whether the operators are moderating these communities, the mods and admins caution people not to jump to conclusions.

They then show a screenshot of the same message I showed above.

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