Hacking methods have changed a lot in recent years, so methods to combat this custom also need to change. The enormous popularity of pirated IPTV for watching football, for example, has provoked a reaction from the police and rights holders with a multitude of prosecutions and arrests, both in Europe and in the rest of the European Union.
But IPTVs aren’t the only method for watching content that’s normally behind a paywall; Live streaming apps and websites are still very popular, although they aren’t talked about as much as they used to be. Indeed, normally, streaming pages do not stay open for long; It already exists legal methods to block or close pages
We are talking about VancedFlix, one of the most popular Android applications used to pirate paid content such as movies and series; Its creators boast of offering access to content offered on services such as Netflix, HBO, Prime Video, Disney+ and Discovery Channel. They also offer access to sports channels which They broadcast football and competitions like Formula 1. The variety of content is due to how the app works, which is also why it has lasted so long.
The creators of VancedFlix defend themselves ensure they do not host any pirated content; Instead, the app is a search engine “like Google,” but focused on finding pages serving pirated content. This is content that is normally difficult to find because Google blocks it in response to industry requests, but this app is able to find it using its own search engine.
However, this was not a sufficient excuse, neither for the owners of the content nor for GitHub, the service that until now allowed the download of the application. Specific, The app has been removed from GitHub after a request from Sky Italia via anti-piracy organization Kopjra, as revealed by TorrentFreak.
The DMCA request, normally used by rights holders to block or remove copyrighted content, states that VancedFlix allows you to watch paid movies and series completely free, including those offered by Sky Italia . GitHub could have fought the petition (as it often does with apps that are flagged for all kinds of reasons), but in this case it decided to implicitly agree with the complainants, remove the apk files needed to run the app
This is a major blow to the project, although it is unlikely to result in its permanent death. In fact, readers of EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre may know the name of this application, since it is based on the same platform as YouTube Vanced, which in its time was one of the most complete alternatives to YouTube. However, it was blocked by Google until its creators finally decided to shut it down in 2022, and now history could repeat itself with this spiritual successor.
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