Redddit — Piracy Megathread ((better))

Then, in early 2024, GitHub received a DMCA takedown notice targeting the repo. Not for hosting files, but for "providing instructions and links to circumvention tools." GitHub complied. The main repo died.

The entertainment industry is pushing for and browser-based DRM (like Web Environment Integrity). If those technologies become standard, a simple list of links won't help. redddit piracy megathread

But this is piracy — we don't stay dead. Within 48 hours, a new repo appeared on GitLab, then on a self-hosted Gitea instance. The community learned to decentralize. As of April 2026, the "Reddit Piracy Megathread" is alive, but you need to know where to look. The official r/Piracy sidebar now points to a link aggregator site (let’s call it fmhy.net — which is real, by the way) and a Telegram channel that posts weekly updates. Then, in early 2024, GitHub received a DMCA

Let’s break it down. First, a correction: Reddit itself never hosted an official piracy megathread. Instead, the term refers to a community-curated wiki page linked in the sidebar of r/Piracy. After Reddit’s infamous 2023 API protests and admin crackdowns, the mods there created a decentralized approach. Today, the "Megathread" is largely maintained on GitHub and GitLab , with mirrors across several subs. The entertainment industry is pushing for and browser-based

In mid-2023, Reddit’s admin team, under pressure from entertainment industry lobbyists (mainly the MPA and BSA), issued a quiet but firm directive: Remove direct linking to copyrighted content or face a subreddit ban. r/Piracy had already been quarantined once years ago. The mods knew the stakes.

Because piracy isn’t about a URL. It’s about sharing knowledge. And you can’t DMCA knowledge. Read the Megathread. Read it twice. Don't ask "Is this site safe?" — the answer is in there. And for the love of all that is holy, use an adblocker.