Corporate lawyers (often from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment - ACE) send subpoenas or DMCA notices to the platform hosting the thread (e.g., Reddit). They argue that while the thread doesn't host the files, it acts as a "trafficking device" and contributory infringement facilitator.
A megathread grows. It becomes famous for being "the only link you need." Users flock to the forum. Traffic spikes. megathread piracy
They created the ( fmhy.net ). Unlike a Reddit thread, a static HTML page is much harder to kill. You can't DMCA a static HTML file that doesn't host any content, hosted on a neutral platform like GitLab or Netlify. Corporate lawyers (often from the Alliance for Creativity
Within 48 hours, a new subreddit appears: r/Piracy2 or r/PiracyUncensored . A user has saved a JSON backup or a screenshot of the megathread. They repost it. The community migrates. The game resets. It becomes famous for being "the only link you need