Redddit - Piracy Megathread

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.

So they did something clever: they . All links were stripped. In its place, a pinned post said: "The Megathread has moved. Search for 'r/Piracy Megathread' on GitHub."

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.

But in 2026, what is the state of this legendary document? Is it still safe? Is it still updated? And what the hell happened to the original?

The Legacy & Current State of the Reddit Piracy Megathread: A Digital Safe Haven Under Siege

— A datahoarder who has been using the Megathread since the 2019 golden age. Edit 1: Yes, the 1337x domain changed again last week. No, I'm not posting it here. Check the Megathread. Edit 2: Stop DMing me for Z-Library links. The Megathread has three working ones as of this morning. Edit 3: If you're on mobile, open the Megathread in a desktop browser. The formatting breaks on Reddit's official app.