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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Carol@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

GitHub has removed the popular pirate streaming app VancedFlix from its servers in response to a takedown notice sent by Sky Italia. The request targets a similarly named repository on the developer platform, as well as the app's APK file that's linked under the download button on the official site VancedFlix.

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[-] Titou@feddit.de 21 points 9 months ago

guess it's time to switch to gitlab or any others github alternatives

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Gitlab.com also follows takedown notices, as do all other hosters based in a jurisdiction with similar rules.

Edit: The devs could send a counter-notice and reinstate their Github page, but that'd open them up to a lawsuit, for which they likely don't have the resources. It's the same situation as tge takedown of Tachiyomi.

But I agree, hopefully switching to another code host will solve the issue for the time being.

[-] Titou@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

is there any decentralized alternatives ?

[-] anzo@programming.dev 7 points 9 months ago

Codeberg develops and uses forgejo, which is working towards adding federation: https://forgejo.org/compare/#focus-on-forge-federation

Then of course git itself is p2p, you can use ssh (no web UI) and host it in many servers (git remote).

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