Facebook and Instagram to be monitored for dodgy boxes in new crackdown

https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/facebook-and-instagram-to-be-monitored-for-dodgy-boxes-in-new-crackdown/a176861770.html

Posted by frankbradz

16 Comments

  1. Old_Particular_5947 on

    Love Garda resources being used to protect private interests.

    Edit: actually says Gardai dont do this, it’s some independent group. Not sure how cases go to court.

  2. Environmental_Net709 on

    It’s comical that “dodgy boxes” is the actual terminology being used for this campaign.

  3. No need to monitor facebook, there’s literally shops on corners advertising free telly lol

  4. I can’t believe there are people getting locked up for this but temu nazis are allowed riot, create paramilitary organisations, and network/train with European nazis with impunity.

  5. hatrickpatrick on

    Why would anyone buy a dodgy box when chromecasting or airplaying from Primewire piracy sites on your phone is free, super simple, and the vast majority of tellies now support without needing to buy extra gear?

  6. ResearchMediocre3592 on

    I’ve seen a few dodgy boxes over the years, but it’d be a bit harsh to report her for it.

  7. Adept-Value3943 on

    The dodgy service I use has 4,000 members in the telegram group.

    The best entertainment is not the thousands of movies or TV channels. Its the constant stream of whining and bitching about buffering or the (illegal and dirt cheap) service going offline even though it’s got extremely good uptime.

    Literal adults typing in chat ‘YOU RUINED MY SUNDAY, HOPE UR HAPPY’ when he couldn’t get the Liverpool game on. Like they’re paying €90 for an entire year…

  8. DuckyD2point0 on

    There is absolutely no chance at all they will stop illegal streaming.
    It started with getting a cable link box descrambled, then changed to getting a dodgy card for the box, then multiple generations of actual dodgy box, now fire stick with subscription streaming. There’s also a fantastic site, I’m not mentioning it, that streams every single channel you can think of. It openly taunts the fact they are so good they’ll never be tracked down.

    Again it’s never ever gonna stop

  9. DepecheModeFan_ on

    “Guards I know a paedophile who also beats his wife.”

    “File a report there lad and we might get around to it.”

    “They also have a dodgy box and don’t pay their TV licence btw.”

    “Tell us the location now, ERU is preparing a raid.”

  10. The rights holders are the ones with all the money and they come first in law.

    Meanwhile I have no truck with so called dodgy boxes, I just pick a URL for what I’m intending to watch and cast it’s content.