'Torrents of Truth' disguised as a pirated version of a popular movie and telling Russians the truth of the Ukraine war
Ukrainian journalists played a central role in `` Torrents of Truth '', an effort to blend movies and software that are illegally shared with
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https://www.torrentsoftruth.org/
Movie torrents hijacked to send tips on bypassing Russian censorship
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/movie-torrents-hijacked-to-send-tips-on-bypassing-russian-censorship/
'I trick Russians into watching war videos when they illegally download films online' - Daily Star
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/i-trick-russians-watching-war-27631610
In March 2022, the Russian government lifted some laws on the protection of copyright and intellectual property rights, effectively legalizing the piracy of content from countries deemed unfriendly. In addition, streaming services such as Netflix are withdrawing from the Russian market one after another due to sanctions, and the government prohibits the purchase of foreign-made software, so Russians are legally allowed to buy movies and software made outside the country. It's in a state where you can't get it even if you want to.
A law to abolish patent protection will be passed in Russia, where foreign companies' products are unlimited in Russia - GIGAZINE
by Harald Groven
Under these circumstances, 'Torrents of Truth' was started against the rapid expansion of the use of BitTorrent in Russia. Looking at the list of 21 files released to the BitTorrent network in this activity, there are the Russian version of 'Adobe Photoshop 2022' and the movie ' THE BATMAN ' with Russian subtitles. .
These are published on popular torrent sites in Russia, especially
When a user who has successfully obtained the latest popular movie plays the file, the movie 'THE BATMAN' will start.
As I thought, the movie immediately appeared, journalist Volodymyr Biriukov, the founder of 'Torrents of Truth', said, 'This is not what you expected, but it's the truth you should see.' switch to .
The footage that follows provides a graphic picture of how a military aggression, described by the Russian government as a 'liberation intervention', is having such consequences in Ukraine.
According to 'Torrents of Truth', about 43% of Russians obtain movies and TV shows illegally, and the potential target of this activity is about 62 million people.
Biriukov told British daily tabloid Daily Star, ``I am now determined to spread the truth to every corner of the earth about what is happening to the people of my country. I'm optimistic that 'Torrents of Truth' will help us do that, we need to let people see the full, unfiltered facts.'
In addition, IT news site Bleeping Computer said, ``No matter how noble the purpose may seem, participating in a P2P network that shares pirated content is still a violation of copyright law, so please do not participate. I advise you, if you want to cooperate with this project while complying with the law, you can select only the video and text files of 'Torrents of Truth' to download and share.'
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