Italian authorities shut down major streaming piracy network
Italian authorities have shut down the Cinemagoal app, which illegally retransmitted content from major streaming platforms. The Guardia di Finanza conducted over 100 search and seizures across Italy, targeting the app's operations and its subscribers. The crackdown is part of a broader effort to combat online piracy, following the shutdown of other notable piracy sites in recent years.
- ▪Cinemagoal illegally rebroadcasted content from platforms like Netflix and Disney+.
- ▪The app operated 24/7, using fake accounts to stream media to subscribers.
- ▪Authorities estimated Cinemagoal caused financial harm of around 300 million euros.
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Entertainment Streaming Italian authorities shut down major streaming piracy network The Cinemagoal app retransmitted content from major platforms like Netflix and Disney+. By Jackson Chen May 23, 2026 1:00 pm EST Endyk/Getty Images Cinemagoal, the app known for illegally rebroadcasting streaming content from Netflix, Disney+, Spotify and more, is the latest pirate ship to sink. The Guardia di Finanza, an Italian law enforcement agency under the country's Ministry of Economy and Finance, announced that it conducted more than 100 search and seizures across the country related to the Cinemagoal app. The Italian authority said the app ran 24 hours a day, retransmitting access codes from legitimate subscriptions to fake accounts that streamed media to Cinemagoal subscribers.
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