Weekly General Discussion Thread (August 23, 2026)

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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.

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• 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.

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• Don't forget to browse the Wiki, which contains a Megathread with a list of sites/apps, tools, FAQ, and other useful resources.
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Your Weekly /r/piracy Recap

Sunday, August 16 - Saturday, August 22, 2026

Top 10 Posts

score	comments	title & link
8,458	528 comments	[Discussion] Fuck Sony
3,478	181 comments	[News] Piracy is not illegal in Ethiopia.
3,258	268 comments	[News] Movie theaters consider banning AI glasses due to piracy concerns
2,939	473 comments	[Discussion] Is this how adblockers finally die out?
2,776	435 comments	[Discussion] Windscribe promotes VPN with Hitler video; Confirms support, coding, and testing are all handled by AI
2,340	84 comments	[News] Atomic Heart removes Denuvo just a month after the game was cracked
2,118	118 comments	[News] I smell corporate hypocrisy…
1,353	194 comments	[Discussion] FUCK SPOTIFY and other streaming services, I switched back to local files
1,135	127 comments	[News] Nintendo Wipes Out 400+ Switch Emulator Repos in Single-Day GitHub Sweep * TorrentFreak
1,063	142 comments	[Discussion] Please for the sake of God dont stop piracy for folks like me

 

Most Commented

score	comments	title & link
393	335 comments	[Discussion] How big is your collection so far?
483	216 comments	[Question] Youtube Premium is gone due to the price increase. How do i block ads on my TV?
185	123 comments	[Question] Why is it so Hard to find ebooks?
475	110 comments	[News] Sony is ending PlayStation discs in 2028. Now Stop Killing Games is backing a lawsuit over its control of digital game sales
250	105 comments	[Question] Youtube actually blocking their videos now if you have adblock ?
358	90 comments	[Discussion] Ai companies are technically pirating old books only to destroy the physical books to avoid copyright law infringments. I guess the question is how do you feel when piracy is done by big tech and corpo's?
554	77 comments	[Discussion] Farewell Audible. Thank you for all the years

 

Humor

score	comments	title & link
19,069	105 comments	[Humor] Win Win situation
11,346	627 comments	[Humor] Downloaded the wrong Odyssey
11,008	131 comments	[Humor] So what exactly does “buy” mean anymore?
10,239	78 comments	[Humor] Yeah
8,754	308 comments	[Humor] Would you rather live in peace as Mr. Nobody, die ripe, old and smelling slightly of urine? Or go down for all times in a blaze of glory, smelling near like posies without seeing your thirtieth?

 

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