The European Commission added VKontakte and Telegram to the list of pirate sites

From ehackingnews.com

VKontakte is surprised by the decision of the European Commission to include the social network in the list of resources that contribute to online piracy, the company has been interacting with copyright holders for many years and quickly restricts access to controversial content

The European Commission has published a new list of resources that promote piracy and can benefit from it. The list for the first time included the Telegram messenger and the social network VKontakte.

The list is formed on the basis of reports from groups of right holders. According to the European Commission, Telegram users, including using public channels, “exchange illegal content, in particular music, books, news publications, films and TV programs.” In addition, subscribers share links to other sites that host pirated content.

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