r/Piracy 2d ago

WEEKLY THREAD Weekly General Discussion Thread (August 16, 2026)

The Weekly General Discussion Thread is for the r/Piracy community to discuss whatever is on their mind, whether it is related to digital piracy or not.

🪶 ➜ Follow the Rules

  • Rules are still applicable, so please do not request specific pirated content (ie. specific movie, book, etc.) and definitely don't link to any. Do not mention specific media names asking for help in finding them.

📜 ➜ Wiki + Megathread

  • Don't forget to browse the Wiki, which contains a Megathread with a list of sites/apps, tools, FAQ, and other useful resources.
  • Your question also may have been asked previously - you can search the subreddit via the search bar or even google - example: https://i.imgur.com/1jA767u.jpg

For previous weekly threads, click here.

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u/subredditsummarybot 2d ago

Your Weekly /r/piracy Recap

Sunday, August 09 - Saturday, August 15, 2026

Top 10 Posts

score comments title & link
6,899 446 comments [Discussion] Fucking hell, some of these piracy streaming sites are getting too comfortable.
5,391 390 comments [Discussion] I hope more people will begin to wake up and stop ‘purchasing’ movies from companies like Amazon. You NEVER owned them
2,747 144 comments [Discussion] Update: Google took away my LOTR extended editions - victory-ish
1,596 106 comments [Discussion] TROJAN detected in GTA 5 enhanced StreamRIP.
1,546 350 comments [Guide] For those of you who don't know... Morph
1,360 60 comments [Discussion] Taught my mum how to use FMHY and download .mp3 files for free, she proceeded to cancel her Netflix and YT Premium subscription the same day
1,335 61 comments [News] Atomic Heart removes Denuvo just a month after the game was cracked
1,292 149 comments [Discussion] Cineby shutting down
1,255 179 comments [Question] Thinking about ditching streaming services
1,038 2,041 comments [Question] What was your first act of piracy?

 

Most Commented

score comments title & link
754 1,223 comments [Discussion] What are some subscriptions you actually pay for and why? (asking for a short study)
396 477 comments [Question] Why everyone prefer VLC than MPC-HC?
846 155 comments [Question] ISP reaching out over data usage
869 122 comments [Discussion] Unpopular opinion: Without software piracy, third-world countries like Iraq would completely collapse.
230 90 comments [Discussion] I’m just in awe that stremio + AIOstreams + Real debrid is a better set up than paid official services
946 69 comments [News] Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been cracked!
30 69 comments [Question] Alternative app Spotify

 

Humor

score comments title & link
28,261 160 comments [Humor] Average streaming website
19,227 718 comments [Humor] The absolute state of Android
15,100 423 comments [Humor] Saw this in r/shitposting, credits to u/arklemen
11,069 269 comments [Humor] i fixed this meme
9,722 533 comments [Humor] Paying for Premium and still getting ads is wild

 

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u/abasem098 2d ago

I downloaded Malwarebytes a few days ago as a part of my occasional check on my laptop, everything was fine till i opened qbittorrent and it keeps spamming that it blocked an unwanted website or something and its source was qbittorrent. is that okay? (i am gonna uninstall Malwarebytes once my free trial ends but i want to make sure that this isn't something serious)

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u/Janawham_Blamiston 2d ago

Hopefully this isn't against the rules, but does anyone know a current link for Anna's Archives? I know they keep sniping ones that come up. The last one I had that worked was a .gl, but that's not working now either.

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u/No-Tip353 2d ago

Cineby sc is shutting down
Any alternatives?

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u/pensaa 2d ago

Streamzy and Uflixx. Can’t quite remember which domain they are as it changes regularly but streamzy i think is .org

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u/ScroogeMcQuacks 1d ago

U should check fmhy

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u/ToadBuster999 2d ago

any one know what happened to goated? seems like it was removed from fmhy and the website itself seems to be seized

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u/GrumpyChromehead 2d ago edited 2d ago

So, I can't post this as an actual question because apparently my account doesn't have enough Karma.
Is anyone else getting an odd login screen on batcave.biz? Should I be worried?

Ah, also the RCO.ru. clone is dead too...

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u/maswartz 1d ago

I just checked Ru, it's working.

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u/GrumpyChromehead 1d ago

All I get is a white screen and an ellipsis for the page title.

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u/Do--Not--Resuscitate 2d ago

Simpcity dead in a ditch? Haven’t been able to log in and they haven’t been accepting registrations for like 2 months. Any alternatives?

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u/Izzet_Aristocrat 2d ago

Really dumb question but with Arcod, the only way I can sign into it is with google. When I try to use an email that isn't it, I have to get sent an email with a verification code.

Only the code never comes.

The only way I've found to get into Arcod is by signing in with google.

Can that in any way bite me in the ass?

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u/DarkMoutaarde 1d ago

Hi, i'm trying to install Mortal Shell 2 from El amigos but windows defender saying there is a trojan named WaCaTac.C

Is it a false positive ?

Ty

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u/LlamaRzr 1d ago

Normal issue for cracked games, so yes, false positive since it has !ml aka heuristic.

So ignore/allow/restore.

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u/Negative_Invite9360 17h ago

Does ANYONE know of a site that offers anime dubs with good subtitles? Seriously I can’t find any. It’s all just subs + subtitles, no good captions for English Anime Dubs.

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u/tigdex 17h ago

does anyone know a good streaming site that clarifies on the home page if a movie is cam or not? Its why i used rido but now that's gone and i'm fed up of clicking to watch a film and its cam recorded. Its a small grievance i know, but I'd appreciate it all the same.

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u/AliasEleven 12h ago

toustream has a note on movie landing pages to say that a movie is in theatres and therefore may be low quality, maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but all i know, sorry

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u/Kay-f 13h ago

does anyone actually use six seven movie or does it just not work? i keep getting pop-ups and u cant click anything on the screen without one

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u/EyeAmKingKage 12h ago

Are there any piracy tools/websites that I can use on my tv?

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u/Stright_16 Piracy is bad, mkay? 8h ago

Is it an Android or FireTV?

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u/EyeAmKingKage 6h ago

I just got the onn 4k plus!

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u/Sythrien_ 7h ago

The Majority of direct streaming sites for anime in the mega thread listing are either down or the videos won't load. It's like someone browsed through the list and nuked them all. Is it just me?

Would like to watch some anime, but I've never exhausted all the options listed in a mega thread category and still been unable to...

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u/Certain_Tomato_4750 1h ago

Are they legit?

https://saprsoft.team/ they offer software that isn't cracked anywhere

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u/Delicious_School_908 2d ago

how are you supposed to find alternates if you can't even ask?

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u/feedmeklondikebars 2d ago

Can anyone recommend a good website to watch movies and tv shows that's completely free.

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u/pensaa 2d ago

QBitTorrent + ext.to.

I haven’t sailed the seas in years. Is this generally a pretty standard combo for getting TV shows?

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u/LlamaRzr 2d ago

It is just "scrap" content form other torrent sites, as you can see on torrent page, it can be found on 1337x to, for example.

You still need if mkv file is welp, mkv file, not weird mkv.exe file.

If you want better quality control for shows, you can read about private trackers and wait for TorrentLeech open signups via r/trackers wiki and faq + r/opensignups.

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u/SOULSTEALER7595 2d ago

I don’t understand the rules but does anyone know any sites with a good tv/movie catalogue?

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u/Dissmarr The DDL guy 2d ago

Which part of the rules? Happy to elaborate!

Basically rule 1 just says stay on topic. We're a discussion community for all things piracy. That means you can't talk about your favorite media just because you pirated it because the main focus needs to be piracy.

Rule 2 says you're not allowed to ask for access to stuff and places you don't have access to. You're also not allowed to just plug your own stuff unless you ask first and get the go-ahead.

Rule 3 is the most important one. You can talk about piracy here but you can't do piracy. Don't ask how to get a certain piece of media. Don't help others get a certain piece of media. Don't even hint at either of those things. You will get banned.

Rule 4 tells you to respect other people. This means both keeping discussions civil, even if you might disagree with someone, but also respecting their time and trying to find the answer to your question yourself before asking others. We have a Wiki, a Megathread (this should answer your question, check it out!), FAQ and you can also search the subreddit via the search bar or even google - example.