US Authorities Shut Down HiAnime, World's Largest Anime Piracy Site
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US Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of Justice shut down HiAnime, the world's largest anime piracy site, arresting its operators. Coverage the next day confirms the takedown as a major escalation in US anti-piracy enforcement, with commentary urging legal platforms to adopt free ad-supported tiers to compete.
United States Ends Anime Piracy and Takes Down Largest Sites
The US government's shutdown of High Anime, the world's largest anime piracy site, marks a significant escalation in its efforts to combat anime piracy, with the Department of Justice and US Homeland Security Investigations leading the charge
Largest Anime Piracy Site Shutdown and Everybody Got Arrested
Following the shutdown of HiAnime and arrest of its operators, a creator argues that Crunchyroll and Netflix should adopt HiAnime's free ad-supported model to compete with piracy.