TorGuard VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studios

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TorGuard VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studios

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Piracy News@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

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VPN provider bans BitTorrent after getting sued by film studios

www.bleepingcomputer.com

"No logs" VPN provider TorGuard has reached a legal settlement with over two dozen movie studios that sued the company for encouraging piracy and copyright infringement. In the settlement, TorGuard has agreed to block BitTorrent traffic for its users.

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