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The alleged owner and operator of FMovies and affiliated platforms, together considered the most visited pirate sites on the planet before they were recently shut down, has confessed and will be prosecuted in Vietnam. Phan Thành Công, 34, is said to have operated the site between 2016 and 2024. An accomplice, Nguyen Tuan Anh, also 34, allegedly uploaded 50,000 videos.

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[–] xiao@sh.itjust.works 38 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

has confessed and will be prosecuted in Vietnam

They can't prosecute all these free pedophile millionaires (or billionaires), but there are plenty of people to prosecute enthusiasts who share intangible content. What beautiful justice!

[–] Outtatime@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago

That's because they protect themselves.